Stephen Vincent Benét (Critical Survey of Poetry)
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Stephen Vincent Benét made his major contribution to literature as a poet and primarily as the author of the book-length poem John Brown’s Body. Benét was a prolific writer in several genres, however, and his canon includes short stories, novels, radio scripts, and nonfiction.
His short stories are collected in Thirteen O’Clock (1937) and Tales Before Midnight (1939). The first collection contains the well-known “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” which he adapted as a play, opera, and film script. He wrote several...
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