Stephen Vincent Benét
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- Author: Stephen Vincent Benét
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Stephen Vincent Benét’s John Brown’s Body (1928), a long epic poem, created a sensation when it was published and remains, despite his many volumes of poems, including Western Star (1943), his best-known and most popular work. He also wrote Hollywood scripts, librettos, and an opera, and he composed radio addresses and scripts, used for patriotic propaganda during World War II. Benét also published five novels.
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