Stephen Crane wrote American fiction, journalism and poetry about war, poverty and people confronting fear under extreme pressure. The Red Badge of Courage follows young Union soldier Henry Fleming as he enters the American Civil War with romantic ideas about courage, then struggles with panic, flight and shame in battle. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets turns to poverty and social judgement in New York's tenements, while Crane's short fiction often uses compressed, impressionistic scenes of danger and survival. His prose is vivid, economical and psychologically focused. His work fits American realism, Civil War fiction and naturalist literature. The Red Badge of Courage is the essential entry point for his treatment of battlefield fear. The Red Badge of Courage is the essential starting point, especially for readers interested in war from the perspective of fear and perception rather than military strategy; Maggie offers a much shorter route into Crane's urban naturalism. Read more Less
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