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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231109695

ISBN-139780231109697

eBay Product ID (ePID)431206

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameStephen Crane, Journalism, and the Making of Modern American Literature

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

SubjectJournalism, American / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Robertson

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-015068

Reviews"Robertson's excellent book on Stephen Crane's journalism is one of the best critical studies of this author to appear in recent decades." -- James B. Colvert, Dreiser Studies, Thoroughly researched and elegantly written, the book traces the role of Stephen Crane as a crucial transitional figure whose work in the 1890s and subsequent influence helped to shape the development of both fiction and nonfiction writing in America... A masterful study of one of the founders of what is now widely known as literary journalism, as well as an original construction of an important historical turning point in American letters., "Going beyond biography and literary criticism, Robertson's excellent critical study... places [Crane's nonfiction] in the context of turnf-of-the-century American culture... An important work that traces how journalism and literature interact in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century." -- Journal of Popular Culture, "Robertson's scholarship is thorough and inventive and his literary analysis is sophisticated, insightful and potentially revolutionary with regard to the role and value of journalism in 'the making of modern American literature.'" -- Patrick K. Dooley, War, Literature, and the Arts, Going beyond biography and literary criticism, Robertson's excellent critical study... places [Crane's nonfiction] in the context of turnf-of-the-century American culture... An important work that traces how journalism and literature interact in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century., "Thoroughly researched and elegantly written, the book traces the role of Stephen Crane as a crucial transitional figure whose work in the 1890s and subsequent influence helped to shape the development of both fiction and nonfiction writing in America... A masterful study of one of the founders of what is now widely known as literary journalism, as well as an original construction of an important historical turning point in American letters." -- David Abrahamson, Journalism History, Robertson's excellent book on Stephen Crane's journalism is one of the best critical studies of this author to appear in recent decades., "A ground-breaking, overdue, and important contribution." -- Patrick K. Dooley, Stephen Crane Studies, Robertson's scholarship is thorough and inventive and his literary analysis is sophisticated, insightful and potentially revolutionary with regard to the role and value of journalism in 'the making of modern American literature.'

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal813/.4

SynopsisThis is the first critical study of Stephen Crane's nonfiction work -- his urban reportage, travel writing, and war correspondence. Going beyond biography and literary criticism to trace a literary revolution that is a resonating strain in the genealogy of modern American literature, Robertson reveals the broad climate of change that had begun to blur the line between nonfiction writing and fiction in Crane's era. He also explores the life of two writers directly influenced by Crane: Ernest Hemingway and Theodore Dreiser., This critical study of Stephen Crane's journalism examines the climate of change that had begun to blur the line between non-fiction writing and fiction in Crane's era and provides insight into the masculine aesthetic Crane championed in his urban reportage, travel writing and war correspondence., This is the first critical study of Stephen Crane's nonfiction work-his urban reportage, travel writing, and war correspondence. Going beyond biography and literary criticism to trace a literary revolution that is a resonating strain in the genealogy of modern American literature, Robertson reveals the broad climate of change that had begun to blur the line between nonfiction writing and fiction in Crane's era. He also explores the life of two writers directly influenced by Crane: Ernest Hemingway and Theodore Dreiser.

LC Classification NumberPS1449.C85Z822 1997