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Title: Red Badge of Courage (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Classic Fiction) by Stephen Crane, Walter Lewis ISBN: 9-6263420-8-0 Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks Ltd. Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $26.98 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.29 (237 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An enduring classic of war fiction
Comment: Stephen Crane's "the Red Badge of Courage" was serialized in 1894 and published in book form the next year. It is one of the greatest achievements of a truly extraordinary American writer. "Red Badge" tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young enlisted soldier in the United States Civil War.
"Red Badge" is a powerful story of war told from the viewpoint of a low-ranking enlisted man--a man who is really still just a boy. The book is rich in sensory details and poetic language; actually, the book is an effective complement to Crane's irony-laden, often grim poems.
Crane is as much interested in the inner mental states of Henry as he is in the blood and thunder of war. He does an effective job of portraying an altered state of consciousness brought on by combat. Also noteworthy is Crane's representation of American vernacular speech in the dialogue of his characters.
"Red Badge" is not a long book, but it is a rich text that invites re-reading on many levels. I recommend the following as companion texts: James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans," Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried," and Eve Ensler's "Necessary Targets."
Rating: 4
Summary: Vivid, a wonderful portrait of the period
Comment: The Red Badge is a solid story about a young man named Henry who goes off to fight in the civil war. Most of the book deals with Henry's moral dillemmas, whether he should run away from the war or whether he should stay and fight. He does eventually run off but after returning leads the soldiers into battle doing a fine job of it.
The book tackles the moral questions of war excellently. There ere several excellent passages that vividly describe some of Henry's deciding factors like when his friend dies in front of him.
Although the book is overall a solid read there are several problems. The description of war: I heard that this book made you feel like you were there. Well I can say that the descriptions are not that great. There are almost no descriptions of the violence at all and anytime a battle occurs, it takes up a page with only broad details. I understand that in American schools they make kids read this. I doubt that's wise just because there are many better classics out there. The language may be difficult but it's not that difficult. The book is also short and too the point.
Well worth reading but not the best book ever.
Read Balzac if you want the best.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Peice of History
Comment: The Red Badge of Courage is a great novel putting you in the heart of the civil war. They way he writes the character's dialoged is hard to understand at first but it sound like what they would say in the 1860's. The book is about a boy looking to become a man, but haves troubles along the way like running from his first battle. If you like action, suspense and drama than this book is for you.
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Title: The Red Badge of Courage (Cliffs Notes) by Patrick J. Salerno ISBN: 0764585797 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 30 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ISBN: 0553210092 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1965 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ISBN: 0684801523 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye ISBN: 0142437174 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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