Private Fleming at Chancellorsville : the red badge of courage and the Civil War

Lentz, Perry 1943- (Author).

Summary: "Focusing on the exploits of Private Henry Fleming and his fellow soldiers, Lentz's study of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage debunks earlier criticism of the novel as impressionistic by proving, through a close examination of war history, combat, and, specifically, the Chancellorsville battle, its realistic founding"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0826216544
ISBN: 9780826216540
ISBN: 0826265308
ISBN: 9780826265302
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 359 pages)
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Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-341) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Crane's fiction and Crane's research -- The rifled musket: infantry combat in the Civil War -- Private Fleming's regiment enters combat -- Private Fleming's "well-meaning cow": the implications of Crane's literary style -- Private Fleming and stereotypes of modern war -- Private Fleming's evening hegira: "He must be a hero" -- Private Fleming and Major General Hooker -- Private Fleming and the 304th New York on May 3, 1863 -- "He was a man": "manhood" in The Red Badge of Courage -- The Red Badge of Courage and war -- Literature as mousetrap: the reader caught.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.