![]() ![]() He won international acclaim in 1895 for his Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage, which he wrote without having any battle experience. Crane's first novel was the 1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, generally considered by critics to be the first work of American literary Naturalism. ![]() Having little interest in university studies though he was active in a fraternity, he left Syracuse University in 1891 to work as a reporter and writer. The ninth surviving child of Methodist parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had several articles published by the age of 16. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. Stephen Crane (Novem– June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Formal portrait of Stephen Crane, about March 1896īadenweiler, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire ![]()
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