The Bloody Chasm: A Descriptive Analysis of the First Reconstruction Period in U.S. American Literature: 1865-1885

The Bloody Chasm discusses the way that one of the most controversial moments in U.S. history, the First Reconstruction period, is portrayed in the literature written at the time of the event itself, specifically short stories, novels, and literary essays. The sociopolitical and political events portrayed within are in the framework of literary theory (neo-didacticism) and cultural psychological analysis (social psychology). Many of these events deal not only with sociopolitical history but...