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The Open Boat and Other Tales by Stephen Crane

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Author Biography

Name: Stephen Crane
Birth Date: November 1, 1871
Death Date: June 5, 1900
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Place of Death: Badenweiler, Germany
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer, poet, journalist

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Biography of Stephen Crane
1161 words, approx. 3.9 pages
Stephen Crane (1871-1900), an American fiction writer and poet, was also a newspaper reporter. His novel "The Red Badge of Courage" stands high among the world's books depicting warfare. After the Civil War, William Dean Howells, Henry James, and others...
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Biography of Stephen Crane
16485 words, approx. 55 pages
A precursor of the imagists in poetry and of the novelists writing the new fiction of the 1920s, Stephen Crane was one of the most gifted and influential writers of the late nineteenth century, noted for his brilliant and innovative style, his vivid, iro...
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Biography of Stephen (Townley) Crane
16021 words, approx. 53.4 pages
A precursor of the imagists in poetry and of the novelists writing the new fiction of the 1920s, Stephen Crane was one of the most gifted and influential writers of the late nineteenth century, noted for his brilliant and innovative style, his vivid, iro...
 


News and Journals
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Neumann wages a war on waste Tales of missing boats, other federal bungling spur a call to action
05/31/1998: 794 words, approx. 3 pages
Forget about spending $600 for a toilet seat. How about losing an Army missile launcher, 21 Navy vessels and a $141,000 Energy Department computer? Then there's the Air Force C-130 cargo plane that had been destroyed but was carried on the books...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tone sinks tale of goofy cork boat
02/15/2004: 487 words, approx. 2 pages
Tone sinks tale of goofy cork boat By TIM CUPRISIN tcuprisin@journalsentinel.com Sunday, February 15, 2004 Cork Boat. By John Pollack. Pantheon. 284 pages. $21. There should be something goofy about a guy who wants to build a boat out of...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Eric Solomon
10,211 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Solomon notes the lack of parodic elements in “The Open Boat” and situates it within the context of Crane's other sea pieces.
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Critical Essay by Oliver Billingslea
8,922 words, approx. 30 pages
In the following essay, Billingslea investigates the question of whether perception can alter what is seen and its importance to “The Open Boat.”
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Critical Essay by Clarence Walhout
8,479 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Walhout utilizes a structuralist method to analyze “The Open Boat,” particularly exploring the implications of the last sentence of the story.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Theme of Community in the "Open Boat"
2,409 words, approx. 8 pages
An analysis of Stephan Crane's use of community in his short story the "Open Boat"
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Essay Grade: 98%
A Literary Analysis on Different Themes in "the Open Boat"
2,013 words, approx. 7 pages
Essay provides a literary analysis of the various themes in the short story "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Realization in "the Open Boat"
1,951 words, approx. 7 pages
Discusses the short story "The Open Boat," by Stephen Crane. Describes how Crane uses imagery, personification, and symbolism to illustrate Nature's obliviousness to the fortunes of men and to reveal the struggles of man's realization and acceptance of this reality.
 


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