Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Herman Melville
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"Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" by Herman Melville is a poetry collection published in 1866. This volume contains seventy-two poems chronicling the battles, personalities, and aftermath of the American Civil War, from John Brown's execution to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. The collection includes elegies and memorial verses, alongside a prose supplement where Melville advocates for reconciliation and thoughtful reconstruction. Initially met with mixed reviews and poor sales, the work has
since been recognized as a significant contribution to Civil War literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 |
|---|---|
| Title | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle-Pieces_and_Aspects_of_the_War |
| Credits | David Maddock |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry |
| Subject | War poetry, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12384 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1090 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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