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Maggie by Stephen Crane

Maggie

A Girl of the Street

Stephen Crane

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · December 28, 2012

Coming of AgeThe ClassicsLiterary Fictionshort story
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Who it’s for
Stephen Crane’s Maggie brings naturalism’s hard questions about freedom and circumstance into American fiction.
Genres
The Classics, Literary Fiction, Coming-of-Age
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 28, 2012

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About this book

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.

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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.

Fate and Circumstance

Stephen Crane’s Maggie brings naturalism’s hard questions about freedom and circumstance into American fiction.

Come here for

  • Naturalism’s unsettling view of heredity and circumstance
  • A classic American work shaped by French naturalism

Expect

  • A literary lens that weighs heredity against personal responsibility
  • A focused classic for a sustained read

Where it sits

The Classics65%
Coming-of-Age39%
Literary Fiction28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Stephen Crane
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 28, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies