| Description |
177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Social issues in literature |
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Background on Stephen Crane. Stephen Crane and his realistic war fable / James B. Colvert ; A writer testing his own courage / Ken Chowder -- The red badge of courage and war. Henry Fleming at Chancellorsville / Harold Hungerford ; Henry Fleming, the self-absorbed soldier / Perry Lentz ; A parody of romanticized war literature / Amy Kaplan ; Military discipline in The red badge of courage / Robert M. Myers ; The army in the new industrial age / Daniel Shanahan ; The absurdity of Henry Fleming's courage / Weihong Julia Zhu ; The purposeful unreality of war in The red badge of courage / James B. Colvert ; Full metal jacket surpasses Crane's war realism / James A. Stevenson -- Contemporary perspectives on war. War is not an innate part of human nature / John Horgan ; Soldiers have a difficult time adjusting to life after war / Brian Mockenhaupt ; Robot soldiers can create a more ethical battlefield / Ronald C. Arkin ; Changes in America's armed forces make war a less costly decision / Jason Royce Lindsey. |
| Summary |
Discusses how war is presented in the novel The red badge of courage, and the American experience of war in general. |
| Subject |
Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Red badge of courage.
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War in literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war.
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| Added Author |
Haugen, David M., 1969-
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Musser, Susan.
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| ISBN |
9780737748505 |
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0737748508 |
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9780737748512 paperback |
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0737748516 paperback |
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