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Lädt ... The Gates Ajar (1869)von Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Good, Some bug damage, "S.R. Williams" There are reasons that its popularity did not continue. And some are valid. But Phelps gives a startlingly legitimate portrait of grief and questioning. I remembered something I had read regarding the post-Civil War life: That there were literally towns full of women because towns full of men had been killed (because of the way that they composed their companies). These seemed to be her audience. I liked the book, in perspective. I liked it, especially with the ties to Stowe and mourning. I also thought the conclusions (based on her reading of The Bible and life) that Winifred reaches regarding heaven were interesting*. *see [b:The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ|323355|The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ|Anonymous|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327389004s/323355.jpg|2139868], particularly the book of Alma. 3771. The Gates Ajar, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (read 20 July 2003) I believe this book was mentioned in one of Vera Brittain's letters (read 26 June 2003) and finding it in a local college library--it was published in 1869 and the copy I read was put out that year--I read it. I guess it is a novel, but it is more an "inspirational" book, talking much about what heaven will be like, and may well be comforting for some who grieve. Not my usual fare, but I don't mind having read it. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"For the first time in Penguin Classics, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's bestselling Civil War classic Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's 1868 Reconstruction-era novel The Gates Ajar, in its portrait of inconsolable grief following the American Civil War, helped to shape enduring American ideas about heaven and demonstrated that for American women, the war didn't simply end at Appomattox. When Mary Cabot loses her beloved brother, Union soldier Royal, in the war, she feels as though she will never feel peace again until the arrival of her widowed aunt Winifred. Sharing the wisdom that has comforted her through her grief, Winifred offers Mary a groundbreaking view of the afterlife: a place of loving reunion with all those who were lost. As Winifred ministers to Mary, her vision of the afterlife circulates in the community and attracts local adherents who have similarly suffered losses in the war. Written with the intention of illuminating and bettering the lives of women after the war, The Gates Ajar is an empowering manifesto on conquering grief and a timeless manual for optimism"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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