John Brown’s Body (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen Vincent Benét
- First Published: 1928
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: 1859-1865
- Setting: United States
- Principal Characters: Jack Ellyat, Clay Wingate, Luke Breckinridge, Melora Vilas, Sally Dupré, Lucy Weatherby, Shippy, Sophy
- Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Abolitionists, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, War, Soldiers, Espionage or spies
- Locales: United States
The Story:
Jack Ellyat, a Connecticut youth, had premonitions of trouble as he walked with his dog in the mellow New England Indian summer. He and his family were abolitionists, in favor of making slavery illegal in the United States. The influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau was felt in Concord, where they talked about an ideal state. In Boston, Minister Higginson and Dr. Howe waited for reports of a project planned for Harpers Ferry. In Georgia, young Clay Wingate also received a premonition of impending disaster and great change.
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