Date of Award
1974
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Collins, Robert A.
Abstract
The close association between Crane's journalistic and fictional account of the Greco-Turkish war makes "Death and the Child" one of the most forthright works in the Crane canon. From both a philosophical and technical standpoint, this short fiction work reveals Crane's maturity and sophistication at the end of 1897. A tension-release-shift structure directs the major flow of action, while at the same time suggesting the process of psychological change which the protagonist undergoes. The interpretation of the final scenes of the work, a subject of some controversy, is aided by an examination of the corresponding and contrasting elements found in The Red Badge of Courage.
Extent
76 p.
Recommended Citation
OTT, PAUL D., ""DEATH AND THE CHILD": A KEY TO THE CRANE CANON. (STEPHEN CRANE)" (1974). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 241.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/241
Identifier
FADT13670
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters