John William De Forest
John William De Forest (born March 31, 1826 in Humphreysville (now Seymour ), Connecticut , † July 17, 1906 in New Haven , Connecticut) was an American writer.
De Forest's novel Miss Revenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty is one of the first realistic novels in American literature. In it he processed his experiences in the American Civil War and combined attention to detail and psychological accuracy with melodramatic action.
Works (selection)
Novels
- Miss Revenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty (1867)
- Kate Beaumont (1872)
- Honest John Vane (1875)
- Playing the Mischief (1875)
Letters, Poems and Essays
- History of the Indians of Connecticut (1851)
- Poems (1902)
- A Volonteer's Adventures (ed. 1946)
- A Union Officer in the Reconstruction (ed. 1948)
literature
- Frank Bergmann: The Worthy Gentleman of Democracy: John William De Forest and the American Dream . C. Winter, Heidelberg 1971, ISBN 3-533-02189-0
- James W. Gargano (Ed.): Critical Essays on John William De Forest . GK Hall, Boston 1981.
- James A. Hijiya: JW De Forest and the Rise of American Gentility . Brown University Press, Hanover NH 1988.
- James F. Light: John William De Forest . Twayne, New York 1965.
- Michael W. Schaefer: Just What War Is: The Civil War Writings of De Forest and Bierce . University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville 1997.
- Edmund Wilson : Patriotic Gore. Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1962. Reprint: WW Norton, New York and London 1994. ISBN 0393312569
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Forest, John William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Humphreysville, Seymour , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1906 |
| Place of death | New Haven , Connecticut |