Voices in the storm
Subtitle: Confederate rhetoric, 1861-1865
By: Karen E. Fritz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press; University of North Texas
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Denton, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Political oratory -- Confederate States of America.; English language -- Southern States -- Rhetoric.; Rhetoric -- Confederate States of America.; Oratory -- Confederate States of America.; Discourse analysis -- Social aspects -- Confederate States of America.; English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric.; Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.; Confederate States of America -- Social life and customs.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.; Southern States -- Languages -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "Voices in the Storm examines the significance of oratory in the Confederacy and also explores the nuances and subtle messages within Confederate speeches. Examining metaphor, argument, and figures of speech, Fritz finds some surprising shifts within the Civil War South. Her research indicates that four years of bloody conflict caused southerners to reconsider beliefs about their natural environment, their honor, their slaves, and their northern opponents."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-164) and index.