Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 430 Simms, William Gilmore 1806 1870 Simms, W. Gilmore (William Gilmore) Cooper, Frank War Poetry of the South Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "War Poetry of the South" by William Gilmore Simms is a collection of poetry compiled in the post-Civil War era, likely in the late 19th century. This anthology reflects the sentiments, emotions, and ideologies of the Southern experience during the war, featuring contributions from various poets that express themes of patriotism, loss, and resilience amid the turmoil of conflict. The collection serves both as a historical document and an artistic exploration of the South's cultural identity in the aftermath of a devastating war. The opening portion of the anthology sets the stage for the work by presenting a dedication to the women of the South, acknowledging their strength and virtue despite the loss of their cause. The preface outlines the editor's intent to capture the emotional landscape of the South through poetry, suggesting that this literature provides insight into not just the events of the war, but the motivations and feelings that drove the Southern people. This section emphasizes the passion and struggle depicted in the poems, hinting at themes of defiance against oppression, a deep sense of honor, and a fervent appeal to Southern identity as the anthology unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry War poetry, American -- Southern States American poetry -- Southern States Southern States -- Poetry PS Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 534167 533695 2024-10-04T08:11:39.830022 2023-10-04T07:44:19.359055 text/html text/html 592851 2014-04-04T20:00:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 195655 2014-04-04T20:05:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 292641 2024-10-04T08:12:34.723720 application/epub+zip 295455 2024-10-04T08:12:03.017898 application/epub+zip 284208 2024-10-04T08:11:51.632022 application/epub+zip 636414 2024-10-04T08:12:43.892703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526252 2024-10-04T08:12:14.196876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461293 2022-09-04T11:19:58.877680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458895 458876 2024-10-04T08:11:36.653068 2023-10-04T07:44:16.434033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 458694 2014-04-04T19:59:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181903 2014-04-04T20:05:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 458697 2014-04-04T19:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181849 2014-04-04T20:05:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22557 2024-10-04T08:12:44.056679 application/rdf+xml 12092 2024-10-04T08:11:52.279973 image/jpeg 3223 2024-10-04T08:11:51.950960 image/jpeg 266129 2024-10-04T08:11:39.876015 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia