Hospital Sketches
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Hospital Sketches is a semi-autobiographical collection of Civil War–era sketches by Louisa May Alcott, based on her experiences as a Union Army nurse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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semi-autobiographical work ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| basedOn | Louisa May Alcott's experiences as a Union Army nurse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
conditions in Union Army hospitals
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nurses’ daily routines ⓘ wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Tribulation Periwinkle ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Boston Commonwealth ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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nurse narrative ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | sketches ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“A Day”
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“A Forward Movement” ⓘ “A Night” ⓘ “Obtaining Supplies” ⓘ “Off Duty” ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gender roles
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moral courage ⓘ patriotism ⓘ suffering and compassion ⓘ the realities of war ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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realistic ⓘ sentimental ⓘ |
| influenced |
Civil War literature about women
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later nursing narratives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Union Army ⓘ hospitals ⓘ military nursing ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early realistic depiction of Civil War hospitals
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portrayal of women’s work in the Civil War ⓘ |
| originalMedium | newspaper serial ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | James Redpath ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louisa May Alcott
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surface form:
Louisa May Alcott bibliography
|
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| precededBy | “Hospital Sketches” newspaper articles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| setting | Union military hospital ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
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