Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Problem:The narrator of one poem by this author dismisses a "red sword of virtue," while the speaker of another of his poems from the same collection encounters a "creature, naked, bestial" who "held his heart in his hands/and ate of it. " Other works by this author of the collection The Black Riders include a short story in which Johnny accuses the Swede of cheating at a card game, and another based on his own experiences after the sinking of the Commodore. This author of "The Blue Hotel" and "The Open Boat" also wrote novels starring a "girl of the streets" and Private Henry Fleming. For 10 points, identify this author of Maggie and The Red Badge of Courage.
Solution:
Literature