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The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories Paperback - 2005

by Stephen Crane; Gary Scharnhorst (Editor); Introduction by Gary Scharnhorst

Henry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood to earn his 'badge of courage.' But his dreams of heroism and invulnerability are soon shattered when he flees the Confederate enemy during his baptism of fire and then witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct. This edition of Stephen Crane's poignant classic is supplemented by five of his acclaimed short stories as well as selected poetry, offering the full range of this great American author's extraordinary talent.


Summary

Henry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood—to earn his “badge of courage.” But his dreams of heroism and invulnerability are soon shattered when he flees the Confederate enemy during his baptism of fire and then witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct. This edition of Stephen Crane’s poignant classic is supplemented by five of his acclaimed short stories as well as selected poetry, offering the full range of this great American author’s extraordinary talent.

  • Includes five of Crane's short stories: "The Open Boat", "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", "The Blue Hotel", "The Self-Made Man", and "The Veteran"
  • Features a new introduction and notes by American literature scholar Gary Scharnhorst

From the publisher

Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was active as a reporter around the world in addition to being an acclaimed novelist.


Gary Scharnhorst is editor of American Literary Realism and editor in alternating years of the research annual American Literary Scholarship.


Gary Scharnhorst is editor of American Literary Realism and editor in alternating years of the research annual American Literary Scholarship.

From the rear cover

In 1895 Stephen Crane achieved early fame with his powerful, enigmatic portrayal of a raw recruit's experience of war, The Red Badge of Courage. Although Crane had never experienced battle, he wrote with rare insight and immediacy of his young protagonist's fluctuating emotions, in a style that had a profound influence on American fiction. This selection includes the 1896 coda to the story, 'The Veteran', and the best of Crane's other fiction: the impressionist masterpiece 'The Open Boat'; The Monster, perhaps the most complex and disturbing of all Crane's works; and 'The Blue Hotel; his greatest western story. This edition explores Crane's work from a fresh critical perspective and introduces new research on the imaginative relationship between Crane's novel and the Civil War.

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  • Title The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories
  • Author Stephen Crane; Gary Scharnhorst (Editor); Introduction by Gary Scharnhorst
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-11-29
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143039358 / 0143039350
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.66 x 5.16 x 0.51 in (19.46 x 13.11 x 1.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 890
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, War stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005050900
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

The Red Badge of Courage has long been considered the first great modern' novel of war by an American (Alfred Kazin)

About the author

Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was active as a reporter around the world in addition to being an acclaimed novelist.

Gary Scharnhorst is editor of American Literary Realism and editor in alternating years of the research annual American Literary Scholarship.

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