Wilderness: A Tale Of The Civil War - Softcover

Warren, Robert Penn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1163804584 ISBN 13: 9781163804582

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Wilderness: A Tale of the Civil War is a historical fiction novel by Robert Penn Warren. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the life of a young soldier named Private Trapper. Trapper is a member of the Union Army and is sent to fight in the Battle of the Wilderness, a brutal and deadly conflict that took place in Virginia in 1864.The novel explores the themes of war, courage, and survival. It delves into the psychological and emotional toll that war takes on soldiers, as well as the physical dangers they face on the battlefield. Through Trapper's experiences, the reader gains insight into the horrors of war, the bonds that soldiers form with one another, and the sacrifices they make for their country.Warren's writing style is vivid and descriptive, painting a detailed picture of the battlefield and the soldiers' experiences. He also incorporates elements of Southern Gothic literature, giving the story a haunting and eerie atmosphere.Overall, Wilderness: A Tale of the Civil War is a powerful and moving novel that offers a unique perspective on one of the most significant events in American history. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the Civil War, historical fiction, or the human experience of war.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Book Description

“A moving and disturbing work—one which goes beyond events, to brood upon their meanings.”—Samuel Hynes, New York Times Book Review

In the summer of 1863, Adam Rosenzweig leaves a Bavarian ghetto and sails for the United States to fight for the North in the Civil War. Fired by a revolutionary idealism inherited from his father, he hopes to aid a cause that he believes to be as simple as he knows it to be just.

Over the course of his journey, Adam becomes witness to a world whose complexity does not readily conform to his ideals of liberty. When his twisted foot attracts unwanted attention on his voyage to America, he is threatened with return to Europe. He jumps ship in New York, only to be caught up in the violence and horror of the anti-draft riots. Eventually he reaches the Union Army, serving not as a soldier but as a civilian provisioner’s assistant. Adam’s encounters with others—among them a wealthy benefactor, a former slave, an exiled Southerner, a bushwacker and his wife—further challenge the absolutism that informs his view of the world and of his place in it.

First published in 1961, Wilderness remains a profoundly provocative meditation on the significance of the Civil War and the varieties of human experience. This new edition of the novel includes an insightful introductory essay by James H. Justus, Distringuished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and author of The Achievement of Robert Penn Warren.

The Author: Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989)was born in Kentucky and studied at Vanderbilt and Oxford Universities. As a novelist, teacher, poet, and critic, he became one of America’s most celebrated men of letters and the only writer to receive Pulitzer Prizes for both poetry and fiction. In addition to Wilderness, his novels included All the King’s Men, World Enough and Time, and Band of Angels.

About the Author

Robert Penn Warren (1905 1989) won three Pulitzer Prizes, the National Book Award, the National Medal for Literature, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1986 he was named the country s first poet laureate.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1163804584
• ISBN 13: 9781163804582
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320