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Readings on Stephen Crane, Bonnie Szumski, book editor

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index

index present

non fiction

Readings on Stephen Crane

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Bonnie Szumski, book editor

The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American authors

Presents biographical information on Crane, and examines various analyses of his work for insights into the issues that lie under the surface of the plots of his writings

Stephen Crane ranks among the great writers / by H.G. Wells -- Crane's writing is disappointing / by Alfred Kazin -- Crane is a parodist / by Eric Solomon -- Crane's fiction depicts the Civil War in everyday life / by Ralph Ellison -- Stephen Crane is a superior descriptive writer / by Willa Cather -- Crane is preoccupied with the theme of isolation / by Austin McC. Fox -- Crane is a literary impressionist / by James Nagel -- Crane's work criticizes society / by Russel B. Nye -- Crane's view of women / by Carol Hurd Green -- The red badge of courage is America's first modern novel / by John Berryman -- The red badge of courage: Crane's realism makes the novel great / by Joseph Conrad -- The red badge of courage mocks the Greek epic / by Chester L. Wolford -- The red badge of courage redefined the war novel / by Amy Kaplan -- "The open boat" is a study of man against nature / by E.R. Hagemann -- "The open boat" is a traditional sea story / by Bert Bender -- "The open boat" is a story of revelation / by Frank Bergon -- Crane's lapses of style in "The open boat" are purposeful / by Donna Gerstenberger -- Maggie: a girl of the streets portrays a "survival of the fittest" world / by David Fitelson -- Stylistic weakness in Maggie / by Arno Karlen -- Crane's use of biblical parables in Maggie / by William Bysshe Stein -- Recognizing the two voices in Crane's poetry / by Max Westbrook

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