Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 254 Crane, Stephen 1871 1900 Smith, Johnston War is Kind Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. "War is Kind" by Stephen Crane is a collection of poems written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the human experiences and tragedies associated with war, criticizing the glorification of violence while exploring themes of loss, suffering, and the harsh realities of battle. The work presents a stark contrast between the romanticized notions of warfare and the brutal consequences that come with it. The poems within "War is Kind" are poignant and emotionally charged, depicting a range of characters including soldiers, grieving loved ones, and reflections on the nature of life and death. Through imagery that evokes both beauty and horror, Crane explores the emotional fallout of combat, illustrating how it devastates families and creates lasting pain. The repeated refrain that "war is kind" serves as a bitter irony, emphasizing the senselessness of death and the conflict's lasting impact on the human soul. Through vivid language and haunting themes, Crane invites readers to grapple with the true costs of war, revealing its profound tragedies beneath any facade of glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9870/9870-h/images/title.jpg en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 59024 53545 2024-10-04T12:17:17.068095 2023-10-05T04:15:03.658843 text/html text/html 48527 2020-12-27T00:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 670192 2020-12-27T00:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 707919 2024-10-04T12:17:20.846133 application/epub+zip 706793 2024-10-04T12:17:18.438072 application/epub+zip 78044 2024-10-04T12:17:17.485091 application/epub+zip 744768 2024-10-04T12:17:22.459124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732896 2024-10-04T12:17:20.351118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106495 2022-09-05T05:49:21.887018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41193 41157 2024-10-04T12:17:16.490117 2023-10-05T04:15:03.361820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41063 2020-12-27T00:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15337 2020-12-27T00:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19146 2024-10-04T12:17:23.138069 application/rdf+xml 23973 2024-10-04T12:17:18.042113 image/jpeg 3452 2024-10-04T12:17:17.738098 image/jpeg 674674 2024-10-04T12:17:17.122112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia