Revisioning death and dying: 19th-Century attitudes as reflected in Louisa May Alcott's Antebellum and Civil War writings

Article Abstract:

There was a dramatic shift between Victorian and contemporary attitudes towards sexuality and death and death came to be regarded as a natural process. The 19th century domestication of death was largely achieved through the efforts of women such as Louisa May Alcott, whose personal experiences with death and reflections on these antebellum along with Civil War experiences in her writings offer a unique vantage point form which examine the process involved in this revisioning of death and its associated imagery and rituals.

Analysis, Death, Works, Alcott, Louisa May, Critical essay, Antebellum (Novel), Sentimental novels

---

Rising stars and raging diseases: the rhetoric and reality of antebellum canonization

Article Abstract:

A critique is presented on American literary canon and the history of its development, specifically its incorporation of metaphor and figures of speech. It is posited that metaphor can obscure socially or politically relevant issues concerning the commercialization of literary fame.

Social aspects, Methods, Literature, United States history, Canon (Literature), Criticism, Metaphor, Figures of speech, United States history, 1789-1817 (Early republic), United States history, 1817-1861

---

Discipline and varnish: rhetoric and subjectivity at the Museum of Modern Art

Article Abstract:

Much of early 20th-century domestic architecture reinforces concepts of individuality. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City articulates subjectivity in many of its spaces and this has significantly influenced the production of modern sensibility.

Management, Exhibitions, 20th century AD, Art, Modern, Modern art, Architecture, Domestic, Home design, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Banking on diversity: HSBC attributes its success to its multicultural workforce. A positive influence
• Abstracts: A steady rise in the ranks. The downside of downsizing: employment parity remains a distant goal in the era of small government
• Abstracts: Who really shaped American science fiction? Exile and the Republic: Thomas McGrath and the legacy of Jefferson's America

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.