Private Fleming at Chancellorsville
Subtitle: The red badge of courage and the Civil War
By: Perry Lentz.
Series: Shades of blue and gray series
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826216540
Subjects: Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900.; War stories, American -- History and criticism.; Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863, in literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war.
Description: "Focusing on the exploits of Private Henry Fleming and his fellow soldiers, Lentz's study of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage debunks earlier criticism of the novel as impressionistic by proving, through a close examination of war history, combat, and, specifically, the Chancellorsville battle, its realistic founding"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.