The Red Badge of Courage (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)Dover Thrift Editions - Couverture souple

Crane, Stephen

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ISBN 10 : 0486264653 ISBN 13 : 9780486264653

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmarish chaos of war, the young soldier also discovers courage, humility, and perhaps, wisdom. Although Crane had never been in battle before writing The Red Badge of Courage, the book was widely praised by experienced soldiers for its uncanny re-creation of the sights, sounds, and sense of actual combat. Its publication brought Crane immediate international fame and established him as a major American writer. Today, nearly a century later, the book ranks as an enduring landmark of American fiction.

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First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modem fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war storica, but by fear, cowardice and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmarish chaos of war, the young soldier also discovers courage, humility and, perhaps, wisdom. Although Crane had never been in battle before writing The Red Badge of Courage, the book was widely praised by experienced soldiers for its uncanny recreation of the sights, rounds and sense of actual combat. its publication brought Crane immediate international faine and established him as a major American writer. Today, nearly a century later, the book ranks as an enduring landmark of American fiction.

Unabridged Dover (1990) republication of the text of the first published version (D. Appleton & Co., N.Y., 1895). 112pp. 53/16 X 8 1/4 Paperbound.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486264653
• ISBN 13: 9780486264653
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible