by Stephen Crane · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140390216
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«The Red Badge of Courage» is Stephen Crane's war novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (221 pages, in English).
Henry Fleming, a young Union soldier, arrives at the front of the American Civil War with heroic ideals and discovers on the battlefield fear, cowardice and the brutality of conflict. The novel portrays his inner struggle to prove his courage, the psychology of the combatant and the loss of innocence.
Full title: 'The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War'. Edition from The Penguin American Library series with an introduction by Pascal Covici, Jr.
Suitable for young readers aged 10 and up and for those seeking classics of American war fiction.
Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.
