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David Halliburton's book is a richly textured study of the complete writing of Stephen Crane, including "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets", "The Red Badge of Courage", and the less well known fiction, newswriting, and poetry. Offering close readings of the works within a broad framework, Halliburton sets out to explore the imaginative world Crane created in his total oeuvre of fiction, poetry, and reportage. Comparative and interdisciplinary methods...

Stephen Crane won international acclaim after the publication of "The Red Badge of Courage" in 1895, and was considered an important figure in American literature. After his death in 1900, his reputation went into decline, and his many other works were largely forgotten. In the middle of the twentieth century, however, literary scholars began re-examining his body of work. This critical edition by the Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company collects...

In spite of an extensive secondary literature that bristles with philosophical labels concerning his "outlook," Stephen Crane's philosophy has been virtually ignored. Patrick Dooley's systematic examination of Crane's writings - novels, sketches, short stories, news dispatches, and poems, whether famous or previously ignored - discloses coherent but subtle metaphysical, epistemological, social, and ethical positions. Dooley provides a sustained, direct...

This volume offers a distillation of the large body of historical and critical information available on Stephen Crane's short stories. -- From preface.

Explores the influence of impressionism on Crane's narrative methods, themes, structures, characterizations, and patterns of imagery.

Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights. Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world -- from the English medievalists to contemporary writers. Presents a representative selection of criticism on the writings of Stephen Crane.

The publication of "The Red Badge of Courage" in 1895 brought Stephen Crane instant fame at age 23. At 28, he was dead. In the brief span of his literary career, Crane enjoyed a significant measure of renown as well as notoriety, but his reputation rested almost entirely upon his war novel, and he felt that his talent had ultimately been misjudged. From his adolescence until his death, Crane was a professional journalist. To this day, most educated...

"This book collects reminiscences by contemporaries, friends, and associates of Stephen Crane that illuminate the life of this often misunderstood and misrepresented writer. Although Crane is widely regarded as a major American author, conclusions about his life, work, and thought remain obscure due to the difficulties in separating fact from fiction. The 75 reminiscences gathered here offer an account of Crane's life from a variety of viewpoints,...