
What Happens If We Reconsider The Literature Of The Civil War North In Light Of The Transformation Of The Federal State's Power? While Literary Scholarship About The Civil War Has More Generally Focused On The Rise Of Wartime Nationalism, Philip Gould Looks Particularly At How Literary Works Engage The Subjects Of Censorship, Propaganda, And The Reconfigured Meanings Of Loyalty And Treason At A Time Of Political Crisis. During The War The Lincoln Administration Shut Down Opposition Newspapers And Curtailed Free Expression And Civil Liberties Protected By The Us Constitution. Lincoln Also Suspended The Writ Of Habeas Corpus To Deal With Political Dissenters And Try To Control Public Opinion. Early In The War, He Coined The Phrase War Power To Describe The (presumed) Powers To Address This Crisis; His Policies Became Controversial Throughout The Conflict-- Provided By Publisher.
This work investigates how Northern literature during the American Civil War reflects the expansion and exercise of federal authority under the Lincoln administration. Philip Gould, a scholar of American literature, examines the intersection of political crisis and creative expression. He analyzes how writers navigated the tensions between wartime nationalism and the suppression of civil liberties, specifically focusing on the administration's use of executive authority to manage public opinion and dissent.
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Scholars and historians recognize this text as a significant contribution to the study of Civil War-era political culture and its literary manifestations. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous framework for understanding the relationship between state power and the written word.
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Publication Date:
2024-01-01
Publisher:
New York : Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0191998842
ISBN-13:
9780191998843
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