Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War Contributor(s): Melville, Herman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1533585644 ISBN-13: 9781533585646 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1866 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry |
Dewey: 811 |
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 8" W x 10" (0.49 lbs) 104 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by American author Herman Melville. The volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in the War For the Maintenance of the Union Fell Devotedly Under the Flag of Their Country" and its 72 poems deal with the battles and personalities of the American Civil War and their aftermath. Critics at the time were at best respectful and often sharply critical of Melville's unorthodox style. The book had sold only 486 copies by 1868 and recovered barely half of its publications costs. 1] Not until the latter half of the twentieth century did Battle-Pieces become regarded as one of the most important group of poems on the American Civil War. |