For the U.S. Continental Congress delegate, see Stephen Crane (delegate).

Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 1, 1871, the 14th child of a Methodist minister. He started to write stories at the age of eight and at 16 he was writing articles for the New York Tribune. Crane studied at Lafayette College and Syracuse University. After his mother's death in 1890 - his father had died earlier - Crane moved to New York, where he lived a bohemian life, and worked as a free-lance writer and journalist. While supporting himself by his writing, he lived among the poor in the Bowery slums to research his first novel, A Girl Of The Streets (1893), which was a milestone in the development of literary naturalism. Crane had to print the book at his own expense, borrowing the money from his brother. Crane released the book under the pseudonym "Johnston Smith." It was not a commercial success, though it was praised by several critics of the time. It was in this novel that readers were first introduced to Crane's writing style. He used a method that has come to be known as "naturalism," in which characters face very realistic and often bleak circumstances. This style of writing would be a defining trait of his later work, especially The Red Badge of Courage.

This was followed by The Red Badge of Courage (1895), a powerful tale of the American Civil War. The book won international acclaim for its realism and psychological depth in telling the story of a young soldier facing the horrors and triumphs of war for the first time. Crane never experienced battle personally, but conducted interviews with a number of veterans, some of whom may have suffered from what is now called post-traumatic stress disorder. Because his depiction of the psychological as well as military aspect of war was so accurate, he was hired by a number of newspapers as a correspondent during the Greco-Turkish War (e.g. "Death and the Child" (1898)) and the Spanish-American War.

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You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you. But you can plant a standard where a standard never flew. ~ Stephen Crane
TomYHowe (Tom Howe) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:47:26 -0000
You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you. But you can plant a standard where a standard never flew. ~ Stephen Crane
The Ring Of Amethyst [Hardcover] by Alice Wellington Rollins http://ow.ly/zydK Autographed and inscribed by author to Stephen Crane
SunflowerBoutiq (Bruce Caldwell) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:27 -0000
The Ring Of Amethyst [Hardcover] by Alice Wellington Rollins http://ow.ly/zydK Autographed and inscribed by author to Stephen Crane
Off to discuss Fiction by Stephen Crane. Then? More studying and writing!
TheatreGirl79 (Carole Brown) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:57:18 -0000
Off to discuss Fiction by Stephen Crane. Then? More studying and writing!
沙漠中，我見到一個生物，赤裸，野蠻，他伏在地上，手中捧著他的心，一口一口吃下肚。我說：「朋友，好吃嗎？」「好苦—好苦，」他回答；「不過我喜歡　因為它苦　也因為它是我的心。」——Stephen Crane
shingo_wu (Shingo) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:30 -0000
沙漠中，我見到一個生物，赤裸，野蠻，他伏在地上，手中捧著他的心，一口一口吃下肚。我說：「朋友，好吃嗎？」「好苦—好苦，」他回答；「不過我喜歡　因為它苦　也因為它是我的心。」——Stephen Crane
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hannahmcnoface (Hannah Williamson) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:20:07 -0000
@thebackseatsman yay! I'm so happy. Luv stephen crane.
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PoemTrees (Sheri Lynn Pritchett) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:52 -0000
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