“A Late Encounter with the Enemy”: The “Hyperreality” of the Civil War in Southern Mentality

In the United States, Southerners have created a simulated reality of the Civil War and of the Old South. They focus on the bravery and resilience of the soldiers and disregard the actual horrors of the war. The genuine perspective on the war can no longer be retrieved – “never again will the real...

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Main Author: Maria-Viorica Arnăutu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitatea "Stefan cel Mare" Suceava 2014-06-01
Series:Annals of Philosophy, Social and Human Disciplines
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Online Access:http://www.apshus.usv.ro/arhiva/2014I/003.%20pp.%2033-41.pdf