Name: Maggie
ISBN: 9781625584526

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Authors: Stephen Crane
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: December 28, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Short Story Anthologies · Literary Fiction
Reading lane: Short Story Anthologies

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Short Story Anthologies
Literary Fiction
Short Stories (Single Author)

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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. Although Stephen Crane denied any influence by émile Zola, the creator of Naturalism, on his work, examples in his texts indic...

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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. 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.