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Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
Paul M. Sorrentino
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Description for Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
Hardback. Stephen Crane's short, compact life--"a life of fire," he called it--is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most accurate account of the poet and novelist to date. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
With the exception of Poe, no American writer has proven as challenging to biographers as the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane's short, compact life-- a life of fire, he called it--continues to be surrounded by myths and half-truths, distortions and outright fabrications. Mindful of the pitfalls that have marred previous biographies, Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most complete and accurate account of the poet and novelist written to date. Whether Crane was dressing as ... Read more
With the exception of Poe, no American writer has proven as challenging to biographers as the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane's short, compact life-- a life of fire, he called it--continues to be surrounded by myths and half-truths, distortions and outright fabrications. Mindful of the pitfalls that have marred previous biographies, Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most complete and accurate account of the poet and novelist written to date. Whether Crane was dressing as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
938g
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674049536
SKU
V9780674049536
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About Paul M. Sorrentino
Paul Sorrentino is the Clifford A. Cutchins III Professor of English at Virginia Tech.
Reviews for Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire
Sorrentino's authoritative and sympathetic portrait revives a 'bohemian rebel' and prolific, groundbreaking writer.
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/2014) As interesting as the man was, writing about Crane's life is a challenge. He was famously secretive about himself, leaving few letters behind and no journal...With two books on Crane already under his belt, no author is better placed to navigate this maze than Sorrentino...On ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/2014) As interesting as the man was, writing about Crane's life is a challenge. He was famously secretive about himself, leaving few letters behind and no journal...With two books on Crane already under his belt, no author is better placed to navigate this maze than Sorrentino...On ... Read more