The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Civil War Origins, Abolitionist Faith, and the Making of an American Patriotic HymnBy Florence Howe Hall
Length3h 9m
About this audiobook
The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic recounts the genesis, meaning, and public life of one of America's most resonant patriotic poems. Combining memoir, documentary explanation, and reverent literary criticism, Florence Howe Hall traces how Julia Ward Howe's verses emerged from the atmosphere of the Civil War and acquired the force of a national hymn. The book belongs to the tradition of commemorative American literary history, illuminating the relation between poetry, moral conviction, and collective memory. Hall writes with unusual authority: she was Julia Ward Howe's daughter and an inheritor of the intellectual and reformist world that shaped the hymn. Her proximity to family papers, recollections, and the abolitionist culture of wartime Boston gives the narrative both intimacy and evidentiary value. As a writer and editor engaged with women's achievement and public culture, Hall understood the importance of preserving the story of a woman whose poem became a civic scripture. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Civil War literature, American hymnody, women's authorship, and the making of national symbols. It offers not merely an origin story, but a thoughtful account of how a lyric can become part of a nation's conscience.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length3 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic
3I THE ANTI-SLAVERY PRELUDE TO THE GREAT TRAGEDY OF THE CIVIL WAR
4II THE CRIME AGAINST KANSAS
5III MRS. HOWE VISITS THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
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6IV “THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC”
7V THE ARMY TAKES IT UP
8VI NOTABLE OCCASIONS WHERE IT HAS BEEN SUNG
9VII HOW AND WHERE THE AUTHOR RECITED IT
10VIII TRIBUTES TO “THE BATTLE HYMN”
11IX MRS. HOWE’S LESSER POEMS OF THE CIVIL WAR
12X MRS. HOWE’S LOVE OF FREEDOM AN INHERITANCE
13Footnote
14Memorable Quotes
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