Category Archives: Stephen Crane in the News

Happy birthday to Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871)!

An Evening with Stephen Crane at Manhattan Repertory Theatre August 24-25, 2018. Written by SCS member Phil Paradis. Reservations at http://www.manhattanrep.com.

Did Stephen Crane read Emily Dickinson? And was he inspired by her poetry? If you’re in the mood for a literary mystery, here’s a post that traces the sources, here’s a post on the subject: https://donnamcampbell.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/did-stephen-crane-read-emily-dickinson-better-still-did-w-d-howells-read-dickinsons-poetry-to-crane/

I. A man builded a bugle / for the storms to blow. / The focussed winds hurled him afar. / He said that the instrument was a failure. II. When the suicide arrived at the sky, the people there asked … Continue reading →

All the words in The Black Riders. 

“1895. PUBLISHERS’ WEEKLY announces publication of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE.”

“1895. Crane arrives in Nebraska to cover the destitution and starvation wrought by the previous summer’s drought and the extremely cold winter of 1894-95. In the evening, he meets Willa Cather, who in December had copy edited THE RED BADGE … Continue reading →

From http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/books/review/stephen-crane-a-life-of-fire-by-paul-sorrentino.html?smid=tw-share Mind Ablaze ‘Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire,’ by Paul Sorrentino By JAYNE ANNE PHILLIPS AUG. 1, 2014 Photo Stephen Crane, circa 1895. CreditPhotoQuest/Getty Images Stephen Crane, whose likeness appears on the album cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely … Continue reading →

Feb[2] 1896. In a letter to editor Ripley Hitchcock, Crane notes, “I see also that they are beginning to charge me with having played base ball. I am rather more proud of my base ball ability than of some other … Continue reading →