Useful links to study websites of/for Stephen Crane as well as a few words about him and his life

BIOGRAPHY

       Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey on 1 November 1871. He attended Syracuse University for one semester and then began work as a freelance reporter in the slums of New York City. Maggie a Girl of the Streets 1893 grew out of this experience. Crane is best known for his realistic novel The Red Badge of Courage 1895 detailing the experiences of a soldier during the Civil War. During the Spanish-American War 1898 Crane served as a correspondent. In 1897 he moved to England and met fellow writers Joseph Conrad and Henry James. Crane died of tuberculosis on 5 June 1900 which he caught accompanying an expedition from the United States to Cuba.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

       Letters addressed to the Cranes from various members of the Crane and Howorth families, and from prominent literary figures such as Joseph Conrad, Henry James, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Hamlin Garland, Elbert Hubbard, and Rider Haggard. A number of these letters relate to Mrs. Crane's activities after Crane's death, but the majority have to do with life at Brede Place in Sussex. Also present are a number of holograph manuscripts of Stephen Crane's literary works and manuscripts and typescripts of other material which he dictated. There is a group of stories and articles by Cora Crane, some pictures, photographs, art, and memorabilia. Also, seventy-four books from Crane's library, many of them signed.

c.f. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/rbml/Crane,S/

 Other websites:

1.- The website of The Stephen Crane Society contains bibliography lists, a wide selection of works and multiple links. There is also the possibility to submit queries for Crane scholars to answer.

https://stephencranesociety.wordpress.com/teaching/

2.- Stephen Crane Papers at Columbia University. This searchable site includes a description of the collection, lists of correspondents and photographs, and other materials.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/rare/guides/Crane,S/

3.- Crane was a war correspondent in Cuba during The Spanish-American War. The excerpts selected here (used for a Library of Congress exhibition) refer to this conflict. There are similar sections on Twain and Whitman.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/crane.html

4.- Stephen Crane’s biography (Poetry Foundation).

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/stephen-crane

5.- An online edition of "The Open Boat". From the summaries of each chapter you can link to the complete text and an audio recording (Lit2Go).

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/60/the-open-boat-a-tale-intended-to-be-after-the-fact-being-the-experience-of-four-men-sunk-from-the-steamer-commodore/

6.- Online Educational Resources on Crane (Humanities Texas), including first press editions and reviews of the "The Open Boat".

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/online-resources/ela/stephen-crane

7.- A list of links that provide information on the historical context of "The Open Boat":

http://historicaltextarchive.com/links.php?action=links&cid=6&sid=100

8.- The Red Badge of Courage focuses on the novel’s reception, its influence on other writers (such as Harold Frederic or Joseph Conrad) and its historical basis; it also compares the text with several war paintings and photographs.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/CRANE/reviews/section1.html

9.- “Naturalism in American Literature,” in Donna M. Campbell’s website. Definitions, characteristics, themes and main practitioners of the genre.

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/natural.htm

10.- Guidelines and instructions for planning and developing an interpretation of a literary text (WritingforCollege.org; the web site contains other useful sections on literary analysis).

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jewel001/CollegeWriting/WRITELIT/LitThesis/default.ht