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Student Companion to Stephen Crane
Paul M. Sorrentino
Book Code:
GR3104
ISBN:
0-313-33104-9
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-33104-6
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0313331049
184 pages, n/a
Greenwood Press
Publication:
11/30/2005
List Price:
$41.95
(
UK Sterling Price: £24.95
)
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Also Available:
Ebook
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Literature
»
American Literature
Literature
»
Literature (General)
Series Title:
Student Companions to Classic Writers
Reviews:
The advantage of the book is that it is actually written for its intended audience...
—English
Summer 2006
A wealth of material on this 19th-century writer, his literary heritage, and family history will provide excellent support for studies of
The Red Badge of Courage
. An extensive chapter on that book includes background information on the Civil War and a discussion of Crane's groundbreaking depiction of the horrors of warfare.
—Curriculum Connections
Fall 2006
Sorrentino includes facts about Crane's family, background on the Civil War, critical commentaries, as well as discussions about his writings, his literary heritage, and his revered place in American Literature....This volume includes a wealth of useful material that will help students better understand and interpret the writings of this great 19th-century author.
—School Library Journal
May 2006
[S]tudent Companion to Stephen Crane
provides an excellent blend of biography and critical review of Stephen Crane's works.
—The Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch
April 2006
Description:
Born into a family of writers, Stephen Crane wrote his first poem, "I'd Rather Have - " at the age of eight, and his first short story around the age of 13, "Uncle Jake and the Bell-Handle." Despite never having completed a course of study at any of the colleges he attended, Crane decided in spring of 1891 to pursue a career as a writer. While working as a journalist, he penned
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
, a novella written in the Naturalist style that depicted the seaminess of urban tenement life. Enduring his own poverty and taking temporary reporting jobs, he completed his literary masterpiece,
The Red Badge of Courage
, a dramatic depiction of a soldier's inner life during the American Civil War, in April 1894. The author, who continued to write both journalistic pieces and short stories until his death in June 1900, is one of the most highly regarded and popularly taught American authors today.
Stephen Crane pursued his writing career during a time when the literary world was moving from Romanticism to Realism and Naturalism, and later in his life, Impressionism and Modernism. Sorrentino examines each of Crane's works, identifying the influence of these literary movements, and world events, on his novels, short stories, and poetry, including:
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, New York City Stories and Sketches, The Red Badge of Courage, War Stories, Western Stories
, and
Tales of Whilomville
.
Table of Contents:
Biography
Literacy Heritage
Early Work
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Other New York City Stories and Sketches
The Red Badge of Courage
Other War Stories
Western Stories
The Commodore Experience
Poetry
Tales of Whilomville
Works Cited
Bibliography
Index
LC Card Number:
2005026301
LCC Class:
PS1449
Dewey Class:
813
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