Fantasy
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
2016·272 pages
A collection of 72 poems by Herman Melville reflecting on the American Civil War, covering battles, key figures, and the war's aftermath through poetic lenses.
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A collection of 72 poems by Herman Melville reflecting on the American Civil War, covering battles, key figures, and the war's aftermath through poetic lenses.
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Herman Melville was one of the greatest American writers of the Renaissance period in the 19th century. Melville was a very influential writer in many genres of fiction, including sea stories, Allegory, and Gothic Romanticism. Melville's classic novel Moby-Dick remains one of the most widely read books in American literature with most students reading it by the time they graduate high school.Battle-Pieces and Aspects of War is a book of poetry that centers around the American Civil War and its a...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Frequent poetic depictions of battles, deaths, wounds, and war's destruction; includes hangings and assassinations with vivid imagery
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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Recurring biblical allusions, including America as Eden corrupted by slavery, references to Lucifer, Hell, God, and apocalyptic imagery
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central pro-Union messaging, anti-slavery themes, warnings on reconstruction difficulties, and reflections on national division and reunion
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of slavery as national sin and corruption; war-related suffering, including mass deaths and societal division
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