(1871–1900), American writer. His reputation rests on his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895), a study of an inexperienced soldier in the American Civil War. It was hailed as a masterpiece of psychological realism, even though Crane himself had no personal experience of war.
Definition of Crane, Stephen in US English:
Crane, Stephen
proper nounˈkreɪnkrān
(1871–1900), US writer. He is well known for the novel, The Red Badge of Courage (1895), a study of an inexperienced soldier during the Civil War. It was hailed as a masterpiece of psychological realism, even though Crane himself had no personal war experience.