Naturalism In Stephen Crane S Maggie A Girl Of The Streets An Examination Of Determinism And Language

Author : Kristina Eichhorst
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783656122890

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Naturalism in Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - a Girl of the Streets' by Kristina Eichhorst Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, language: English, abstract: When Mark Twain published his Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, it was seen as the most important representative of a new literary movement: the realistic literature. Though not everyone thought of the novel as a "masterpiece" from the beginning on, it became more popular and significant in the following decades. Ernest Hemingway even called it "the one book that all modern American literature comes from" (Bloom 2004:2). Taken at face value, this statement implies that also Stephen Crane's Maggie - A Girl of the Streets has been influenced by Twain's writing. Since both authors belong to the same period in American literature they naturally adopted literary styles, topics and devices that were typical for that era. Though both novels belong to the realistic period they vary in certain aspects. Unique to Crane's novel are the use of language and the determinism that accompanies the story. These aspects are the central subjects of this paper. It states that language, the characters and the aspect of determinism make Maggie a rather naturalistic than realistic novel. To understand the difference between both terms a review gives the characteristics of realism and separates naturalism as an independent literary form. The two main aspects that make Maggie a naturalistic novel are being examined separately afterwards. Here, the novel itself shall be the main source. At first, determinism is detected in the novel and it shall explain how the characters' fate is shaped throughout the story. Afterwards, aspects of naturalistic language and animal metaphors are examined. The conclusion gives a brief summary of the findings and offers further considerations on the topic and the novel.

Author : Kristina Eichhorst
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783656122197

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Naturalism in Stephen Crane's 'Maggie – A Girl of the Streets': An examination of determinism and language by Kristina Eichhorst Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, language: English, abstract: When Mark Twain published his Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, it was seen as the most important representative of a new literary movement: the realistic literature. Though not everyone thought of the novel as a “masterpiece” from the beginning on, it became more popular and significant in the following decades. Ernest Hemingway even called it “the one book that all modern American literature comes from” (Bloom 2004:2). Taken at face value, this statement implies that also Stephen Crane's Maggie – A Girl of the Streets has been influenced by Twain's writing. Since both authors belong to the same period in American literature they naturally adopted literary styles, topics and devices that were typical for that era. Though both novels belong to the realistic period they vary in certain aspects. Unique to Crane's novel are the use of language and the determinism that accompanies the story. These aspects are the central subjects of this paper. It states that language, the characters and the aspect of determinism make Maggie a rather naturalistic than realistic novel. To understand the difference between both terms a review gives the characteristics of realism and separates naturalism as an independent literary form. The two main aspects that make Maggie a naturalistic novel are being examined separately afterwards. Here, the novel itself shall be the main source. At first, determinism is detected in the novel and it shall explain how the characters' fate is shaped throughout the story. Afterwards, aspects of naturalistic language and animal metaphors are examined. The conclusion gives a brief summary of the findings and offers further considerations on the topic and the novel.

Author : Maria Melanie Meyer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640784356

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Characterization Techniques and Naturalism in Stephen Crane`s "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" by Maria Melanie Meyer Pdf

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Leipzig (Institut für Anglistik), course: Written Academic Discourse, language: English, abstract: Scholars classify Stephen Crane's novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets as a "blend of realism and naturalism" (Keenan 937). Set in the Bowery district of 19th century Manhattan, it vividly conveys the poor living conditions of the lower classes. Due to rising immigration rates and urbanization during the so-called 'Gilded Age', the social character of New York had undergone dramatic transformations. Thus, the realistic description of the heroine's poor living conditions in Crane's Maggie serves as a vivid illustration of the urban 19th century "residential segregation according to [. . .] social class" (Shi and Tindall 780). Despite its evident realistic elements, Crane's novel cannot merely be categorized as a work of realism. In fact, the dominant techniques of characterization militate in favour of its categorization as a naturalistic novel rather than a realistic one.

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780359486793

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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane Pdf

Originally published under the pseudonym of Johnston Smith, this novella was Stephen Crane's first, large venture into the publishing world. Rejected by several publishing firms, Crane self-published this work. Although it wasn't received well by the public at the time, this early work of Crane is important in relation to his later notoriety as an author

Author : Andra Stefanescu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783638059626

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Characteristics of Naturalism in Stephen Crane's "Maggie. A Girls of the Streets" by Andra Stefanescu Pdf

Essay from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 10, University of Bucharest (Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures), course: English Literature, language: English, abstract: This essay takes a closer look at characteristics of Naturalism in Stephen Crane’s "Maggie.A girl of the streets.".

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625584526

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Maggie by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie is "regarded as the first work of unalloyed naturalism in American fiction." According to the naturalistic principles, a character is set into a world where there is no escape from one's biological heredity. Additionally, the circumstances in which a person finds oneself will dominate one's behavior, depriving the individual of responsibility. Although Stephen Crane denied any influence by émile Zola, the creator of Naturalism, on his work, examples in his texts indicate that this American author was inspired by French naturalism.

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539049418

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Maggie (Annotated) by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risque by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane - who was 22 years old at the time - financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing."

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546547886

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Maggie: a Girl of the Streets By: Stephen Crane by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqu� by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane - who was 22 years old at the time - financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing. The story is followed by George's Mother.Plot:The story opens with Jimmie, at this point a young boy, trying by himself to fight a gang of boys from an opposing neighborhood. He is saved by his friend, Pete, and comes home to his sister Maggie, his toddling brother Tommie, his brutal and drunken father and mother, Mary Johnson. The parents terrify the children until they are shuddering in the corner.Years pass, the father and Tommie die, and Jimmie hardens into a sneering, aggressive, cynical youth. He gets a job as a teamster, having no regard for anyone but firetrucks who would run him down. Maggie begins to work in a shirt factory, but her attempts to improve her life are undermined by her mother's drunken rages. Maggie begins to date Jimmie's friend Pete, who has a job as a bartender and seems a very fine fellow, convinced that he will help her escape the life she leads. He takes her to the theater and the museum. One night Jimmie and Mary accuse Maggie of "Goin to deh devil", essentially kicking her out of the tenement, throwing her lot in with Pete. Jimmie goes to Pete's bar and picks a fight with him (even though he himself has ruined other boys' sisters). As the neighbors continue to talk about Maggie, Jimmie and Mary decide to join them in badmouthing her instead of defending her.Later, Nellie, a "woman of brilliance and audacity" convinces Pete to leave Maggie, whom she calls "a little pale thing with no spirit." Thus abandoned, Maggie tries to return home but is rejected by her mother and scorned by the entire tenement. In a later scene, a prostitute, implied to be Maggie, wanders the streets, moving into progressively worse neighborhoods until, reaching the river, she is followed by a grotesque and shabby man. The next scene shows Pete drinking in a saloon with six fashionable women "of brilliance and audacity." He passes out, whereupon one, possibly Nellie, takes his money. In the final chapter, Jimmie tells his mother that Maggie is dead. The mother exclaims, ironically, as the neighbors comfort her, "I'll forgive her!"...Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 - June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation....

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCBK:C100674361

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Maggie, a Child of the Streets by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie is an astonishing novel of social realism, which parallels many of today's ills. Set in the urban squalor of New York in the 1890s, it follows the careers of the innocent Maggie and her brother Jimmie, children of brutal and drunken parents. It is a tour-de-force equal to The Red Badge of Courage.

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798614211530

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Maggie, a Girl of the Streets Illustrated by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane - who was 22 years old at the time - financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and re-writing. The story is followed by George's Mother.

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451529985

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Maggie, a Girl of the Streets and Selected Stories by Stephen Crane Pdf

Published in 1893, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets shocked a world unprepared for its grim and starkly realistic exploration of a pretty young girl’s fall on New York’s Bowery, and its critical depiction of the irresponsibility of men toward women. The five other stories in this collection are tales of quiet tension and raw intensity. From the local color of small-town life to the bustle of the city to war stories imbued with an ironic view of heroism, these stories are brilliantly constructed, extraordinarily lyrical, and psychologically penetrating. As a whole, this masterful collection demonstrates the unique and stunning genius of Stephen Crane and makes up an enduring testimony to one of America’s finest writers. Edited and with an Introduction by Alfred Kazin and an Afterword by Tom Wolfe

Author : Robert Butler Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Symbolism in literature
ISBN : WISC:89015988199

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Symbolist Aesthetics in Modern American Fiction by Robert Butler Jones Pdf

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798774047024

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Maggie a Girl of the Streets (Illustarted) by Stephen Crane Pdf

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane. The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risqué by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1407626426

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Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane Pdf

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1087180988

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Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (Annotated) by Stephen Crane Pdf

Regarded as the first work of unalloyed naturalism in American fiction. The story of Maggie Johnson a young woman who, seduced her brother's friend and then disowned her family, turns to prostitution.