2010 美国文学史Lecture 10 StephenCrane.pptVIP

Lecture 10 Stephen Crane  Stephen Crane (1871-1900) Writer most famous for novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895), about a young man’s experience of Civil War From old American family (since 1600s); son of Methodist minister Early novel, Maggie, A Girl of the Streets (1893), set in slums of New York; also wrote short stories and poetry After Red Badge, became correspondent in Cuban insurrection, 1897 Education Crane studied at Lafayette college and Syracuse University In his stay at Lafayette, he joined the Delta Upsilon University Writings “The Open Book and other tales” “Maggie, Girl of t