“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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Universitatea "Stefan cel Mare" Suceava
2014-06-01
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| description | 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 have the chance to produce itself.” It is irreversibly lost on account of forgetfulness and overproduction of copies (motion pictures, books, celebrations, etc.) that distort the reality of war by “filtering” the past through Southern mentality. Southerners’ need to create a hyper-reality of the Civil War (and of the past in general) is perfectly illustrated in “A Late Encounter with the Enemy” by Flannery O’Connor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce88265fc42946a0addac4d062f208bb2024-03-11T09:53:54ZengUniversitatea "Stefan cel Mare" SuceavaAnnals of Philosophy, Social and Human Disciplines2069-40082069-40162014-06-01I3341“A Late Encounter with the Enemy”: The “Hyperreality” of the Civil War in Southern MentalityMaria-Viorica Arnăutu0Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi Faculty of Letters, RomaniaIn 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 have the chance to produce itself.” It is irreversibly lost on account of forgetfulness and overproduction of copies (motion pictures, books, celebrations, etc.) that distort the reality of war by “filtering” the past through Southern mentality. Southerners’ need to create a hyper-reality of the Civil War (and of the past in general) is perfectly illustrated in “A Late Encounter with the Enemy” by Flannery O’Connor.http://www.apshus.usv.ro/arhiva/2014I/003.%20pp.%2033-41.pdfCivil WarHyper-realityOld SouthSouthernMentality. |
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| title | “A Late Encounter with the Enemy”: The “Hyperreality” of the Civil War in Southern Mentality |
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| title_sort | a late encounter with the enemy the hyperreality of the civil war in southern mentality |
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