Stephen Crane: Malsamoj inter versioj

 

Jam en la aĝo de 16 jaroj, Stephen Crane helpis la fraton Townley en verkado de artikoloj por lokaj ĵurnaloj laŭ la bordo novĵerzeja kaj por la [[Novjorko|novjorka]] ''[[New York Tribune|Tribune]]''. Li studentis ĉe [[Lafayette College|Kolegio Lafayette]] kaj la [[Syracuse University|Universitato de Sirakuzo]]. Post la morto de la patrino (lia patro mortis pli frue) en 1890, li translokis sin al Novjorko, kie li vivtenis sin per verkado kaj ĵurnalismo, vivante kiel "bohemo". Dum tiu tempo li observis la senhavularon en la malriĉega kvartalo nomata "[[Bowery (kvartalo)|Bowery]]" por ellabori la enhavon de sia unua libro, la mallonga romano ''[[Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets]]'' (1893: ''Manjo: Knabino de la stratoj'').

<!--, which was a milestone in the development of [[literary naturalism]]. Crane had to print the book at his own expense with money derived from the sale of his mother's house and of inherited mine stock to his brother William. Crane released the book under the pseudonym "Johnston Smith." It was not a commercial success and was ignored by critics of the time, with the exception of [[Hamlin Garland]]. It was in this novel that readers were first introduced to Crane's writing style, noted for his use of a method that has come to be known as "naturalism," in which characters face very realistic and often bleak circumstances. This style of writing would be a defining trait of his later work, especially ''[[The Red Badge of Courage]].''