By Stephen Crane, Eric Carl Link
The essays during this quantity deal with a mess of viewpoints on Crane's most famed paintings. new essays study how the tradition of the 1890 and its clashes over immigration, industrialization and poverty inspired Crane and the way John Paul Sartre's existentialism can enhance our realizing of the radical. one other essay bargains a finished survey of the multitude of feedback on pink Badge of braveness. nonetheless others learn using humor within the novel, examine its imagery and speak about Crane's inspiration of braveness and heroism.
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