Many of the short parable-like, densely imagistic lyrics in the collection deal with GodÕs absence, the indifference of nature, the ironies of war, and the vagaries of love. This is Crane's poetic masterpeice he published as a follow up to his Civil War epic The Red Badge of Courage.
Many of the short parable-like, densely imagistic lyrics in the collection deal with GodÕs absence, the indifference of nature, the ironies of war, and the vagaries of love. This is Crane's poetic masterpeice he published as a follow up to his Civil War epic The Red Badge of Courage.