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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Until now, little has been known about Nathan "Shanks" Evans, a
prominent and highly controversial Confederate general who served
throughout the Civil War in several theaters of operations.
Thankfully, because of a recently discovered cache of his personal
papers--long rumored to exist but never before seen--it is now
possible to present his fascinating Civil War odyssey largely in
his own words. "Shanks" covers Evans's entire amazing career, from
his brave stand with a brigade at the famous stone bridge at First
Manassas to his controversial months in North and South Carolina,
where his erratic and harsh behavior earned the ire of much of his
subordinate officer corps. Fighting in nearly every important
campaign of the war, the famous brigade under his command was so
well traveled it was known throughout the army as "The Tramp
Brigade." Viewing the Civil War and the actions of his men through
Evans's eyes is an engrossing new perspective and adds
substantially to the literature of the Civil War.
Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary
form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying
and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games.
This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet
compelling sense of the "political" Pynchon disappers all too
easily under the mantle of postmodernity. Innovative and unsettling
discussions of freedom, war, labor, poverty, community, democracy,
and totalitarianism are passed over in favor of constrictive
scientific metaphors and theoretical play. Against this current,
this study analyzes Pynchon's fiction in terms of its radical
dimension, showing how it points to new directions in the
relationship between the political and the aesthetic.
Thomas Pynchon's writing has been widely regarded as an exemplary
form of postmodern fiction. It is characterized as genre-defying
and enigmatic, as a series of complex and esoteric language games.
This study attempts to demonstrate, however, that an oblique yet
compelling sense of the 'political' Pynchon disappers all too
easily under the mantle of postmodernity. Innovative and unsettling
discussions of freedom, war, labor, poverty, community, democracy,
and totalitarianism are passed over in favour of constrictive
scientific metaphors and theoretical play. Against this current,
this study analyzes Pynchon's fiction in terms of its radical
dimension, showing how it points to new directions in the
relationship between the political and the aesthetic.
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