Stephen Crane

Maggie A Girl Of The Streets (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane who was born in 1871 and lived a tragically young life. The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to desperate circumstances by poverty and solitude. Written when Crane was only 22 its strong sense of literary realism and hard edged themes caused publishers to back away from it. So Crane published it himself under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. Of course Crane then wrote the grand work of his life The Red Badge Of Courage which was published in 1895. Such was the success of that book that it allowed him to re-publish Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, albeit with many changes in 1896. Stephen Crane died in 1900.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copyright Group
• Seitenzahl: 44
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780008202
• Artikelnr.: 39705530

Autorenporträt

Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was a pioneering American writer, journalist, and poet, widely recognized for his innovative contributions to literary realism and naturalism. Despite his brief life, Crane produced a remarkable body of work that challenged the conventions of his time and left a lasting impact on American literature. He gained early acclaim with his first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893), a stark and unflinching portrayal of urban poverty. His most famous work, The Red Badge of Courage (1895), cemented his reputation as a literary trailblazer. The novel's psychological depth and vivid depiction of a young soldier's internal struggle during the Civil War were groundbreaking in their realistic approach. Crane's style is marked by its immediacy, intensity, and empathy for the marginalized. As a war correspondent, he covered conflicts in Greece, Cuba, and elsewhere, and his experiences informed his later short stories and journalism. Though plagued by poor health, Crane's writing was fearless and ahead of its time, often grappling with existential themes, the brutality of war, and the fragility of human life. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 28, but his influence endures, and he remains a foundational figure in modern American literature.