TY - BOOK AU - Ellinger,Esther Parker TI - The Southern war poetry of the Civil War AV - PS PY - 2023/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry KW - Thesis (Ph. D.) KW - American poetry -- 19th century KW - War poetry, American -- Southern States KW - War poetry, American -- Southern States -- Bibliography KW - American poetry -- 19th century -- Bibliography KW - Confederate States of America -- Poetry N1 - Release date is 2023-01-01; Krista Zaleski, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Originally published; United States: Hershey Press, 1918 N2 - "The Southern War Poetry of the Civil War" by Esther Parker Ellinger is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a comprehensive thesis that delves into the rich tapestry of poetry generated in the Confederate States during the Civil War, highlighting its emotional significance and cultural impact. Ellinger argues for the importance of these poetic expressions as vital reflections of the Southern experience and sentiment during a tumultuous period. At the start of the work, Ellinger expresses gratitude to those who contributed to her research and provides context for the poetry of the time, asserting that it served as a powerful medium for emotional expression that went beyond mere historical facts. The opening chapter emphasizes the significance of Southern war poetry as an articulate voice that conveyed the sentiments of a people engaged in a struggle for liberty and identity, countering the notion that such literary output was of lesser importance. It asserts that the poetry not only chronicled the events of the war but also captured the spirit, passion, and dedication of the Southern populace involved in the conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/southernwar00ellirich/page/n3/mode/2up UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69681 ER -