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David Halliburton’s book is a richly textured study of the complete writings of Stephen Crane, including Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Red Badge of Courage, and the less well known fiction, newswriting, and poetry. Offering close readings of the works within a broad framework, Halliburton sets out to explore the imaginative world Crane created in his total oeuvre of fiction, poetry, and reportage. Comparative and interdisciplinary methods, combined with insights from histor (more…)

In the spring of 1621, Plymouth Colony sent STEPHEN HOPKINS to make the first visit to Wampanoag sachem Massasoit to present a red horseman’s coat as a gift and sign of friendship. For most ordinary Englishmen, venturing off into the depths of unexplored

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Review

“An excellent book that should be welcomed by anyone interested in modern American thought.”–Choice”An important, provocative new perspective on the conjunction of social and literary history, one which will force a major rethinking of the place of realism in the making of modern American culture.”–Eric Sundquist, Northwestern University”Gandal has made an original, compelling case for rereading Riis and Crane as exemplars of a new style of reading, writing, and knowing (more…)