斯蒂芬·克莱恩是美国内战后颇有名气的记者和小说家,《红色英勇勋章》大获成功后,他也始终坚持为报纸撰写稿件。克莱恩的整个写作生涯都沉浸在与报纸密切相关的文字文化中。大多数克莱恩的批评者认为其新闻写作从属于虚构小说创作,本文认为克莱恩非常契合从马克·吐温到迈克尔·赫尔所形成的美国文学的新闻传统,其记者经历深刻影响了克莱恩的文学创作。因此,本文重新解读克莱恩的新闻作品代表作,深入挖掘其两大艺术特色,即反讽艺术和印象主义手 Stephen Klein, a well-known reporter and novelist after the American Civil War, insisted on writing articles for the newspaper after the success of the “Red Courage Medal.” Klein’s entire writing career is immersed in the newspaper culture is closely related to the text. Most of Kline’s critics think his news writing is subordinate to fictional creation. This article thinks that Klein fits well with the news tradition of American literature formed by Mark Twain and Michael Hull. The experience of his correspondents has profoundly influenced Kline Literary creation. Therefore, this article re-interprets Klein’s masterpiece of news works, digging deeply into its two major artistic features, namely, irony art and impressionist hand