The Black Riders (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Crane
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Book of poems
- Genres: Free verse, Poetry
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, God, Death or dying, Human behavior, Birds, Life, philosophy of, Light
The Poems
Stephen Crane was well launched into a career as a fiction writer before he ventured into poetry. As early as 1890, he was writing sketches for a college monthly, and shortly thereafter he began producing columns for the New York Tribune. In 1893 Crane published one novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, began work on another, The Red Badge of Courage (1895), and ventured into poetry. Since at that time he had only seven more years to live, it is hardly surprising that in all Crane produced only 136 poems. Half of these appeared in The Black...
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