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The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War

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20th Century United States HistoryCognition

ISBN10: 9353605377
ISBN13: 9789353605377
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On a smoke-choked battlefield, a young soldier finally meets the war he has long imagined. The real battle is within. Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is a classic war novel and a landmark of American realist fiction that strips away heroics to reveal the raw civil war soldier psychology beneath uniform and flag. Through shifting impressions, vivid landscape, and close interior focus, Crane explores themes of courage in war, the pull of shame and pride, and the fragile balance between fear and bravery in battle. At once an American civil war novel and a daring psychological war novel, it speaks directly to readers who care less for cannons than for conscience. First published in the late nineteenth century, this short, searing work helped redefine 19th century American literature, standing beside Stephen Crane war stories and the stark power of Ambrose Bierce civil war narratives. Its unsentimental realism, compressed style, and intense focus on a single ordinary soldier made it essential classic literature for students, as well as a resonant war novel for book clubs searching for rich discussion on youth, honour, and the cost of experience. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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