Stephen Crane, The Black Riders

Ken Hada (East Central University)

Ed. by Stephen E. Meats, Pittsburg State University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1895

Places

United States, New Jersey (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Naturalist
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Stephen Crane, who found literary fame with the publication of his novel

The Red Badgeof Courage

and is often read for his short story “The Open Boat” and novella

Maggie,

also published two volumes of poetry in his short life. His first collection,

The Black Riders andOther Lines,

came out in May 1895, some five months before the publication of

Red Badge ofCourage.

Crane was only 24 when these works were published, just five years before his untimely death

Though not widely read as a poet, Crane himself claimed: “I suppose I ought to be thankful to ‘The Red Badge’ [sic] but I am much fonder of my little book of poems, ‘The Black

Riders [sic].’ My aim was to comprehend in it the thoughts I have had about life in general, while ‘The Red Badge’ is a mere episode in…

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Citation: Hada, Ken. "The Black Riders". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 June 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=1441, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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