<p>Stephen Crane's weirdly impressionistic <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i> is one of the first non-romantic novels of the Civil War—and the first non­romantic account to gain wide popularity. Paul Sorrentino introduces <i>Red Badge</i> to a new generation of readers for a fuller appreciation of the novel and its effects. He has selected as his text the first edition, published by D. Appleton & Co. in 1895.</p>