Humanities, July/August 1997: CONTENTS

Humanities, Jul/Aug 97

War on Their Doorstep
Historian Drew Gilpin Faust and Chairman Sheldon Hackney discuss how the Civil War changed Southern women.

A Grand Design
Treasures and trifles from the Victoria and Albert Museum are coming to America. (By Ellen Marsh)

The Provocations of Art
How Rosetti and Wilde tested Victorian sensibilities. (By James Swafford)

Dear Harry. . . Dear Wm
The letters of the James brothers offer a window to the nineteenth century. (By John J. McDermott)

Louisa May Alcott's Long-Lost Novel
A seventeen-year-old's scribbles reveal the writer to come. (By Ellen Marsh)


In addition . . .

After Victoria: An Empire in Flux
For four hundred million people, the new century would bring dissolution. (By Ronald Hyam)

A Little-Known Side of Dutch Art
Utrecht's tastes went against the country's Protestant grain. (By Nadine Ekrek)

He's the Prettiest
An Indian krewe's spectacular costumes live beyond Mardi Gras. (By Amy Lifson)

State by State
A listing of exhibitions, lectures, films, and conferences throughout the nation. (Compiled by Amy Lifson)

Picture Pioneers
How the gold rush brought a new breed of photographer to the west. (By Peter E. Palmquist)


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