The Red Badge of Courage
by:
Stephen Crane (author)
Young Civil War soldier Henry Fielding endures the nightmare of battle as he comes to grips with his fears and feelings of cowardice. Stephen Crane's powerful, imaginative, emotionally compelling description of war established him as a major American writer and propelled him to immediate...
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Young Civil War soldier Henry Fielding endures the nightmare of battle as he comes to grips with his fears and feelings of cowardice. Stephen Crane's powerful, imaginative, emotionally compelling description of war established him as a major American writer and propelled him to immediate international celebrity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486434223 (0486434222)
ASIN: 486434222
Publish date: May 11th 2004
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Classic Literature,
War,
Military,
Military History,
Civil War
Today's book is a classic that I have wanted to read for quite some time but never got around to...until now. Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage covers the American Civil War from the point of view of a Union soldier. It's the gritty portrayal of life at the front and just what it's like to la...
Beautifully written, although quite gruesome at times.
I remember reading this in high school. It's good, but I wouldn't say it's a "must read."
I remember reading this in high school. It's good, but I wouldn't say it's a "must read."
Interesting from a literary and historical standpoint, but dull to the modern reader in many ways.
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