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John Brown's Body (1928) is an American epic poem written by Stephen Vincent Benét. The poem's title references the radical abolitionist John Brown, who raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in October 1859. He was captured and hanged later that year. Benét's poem covers the history of the American Civil War.
Stephen Vincent Benét (/ b ə ˈ n eɪ / bə-NAY; July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body, published in 1928, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster", published in 1936, and "By the Waters of ...
"John Brown's Body" (Roud 771), originally known as "John Brown's Song", is a United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown. The song was popular in the Union during the American Civil War. The song arose out of the folk hymn tradition of the American camp meeting movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. According to an ...
The Story of "John Brown's Body" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic". Cincinnati: The C. J. Krehbiel Co., 1960. OCLC 3360355. Vowell, Sarah. "John Brown's Body," in The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad. Ed. by Sean Wilentz and Greil Marcus. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005. ISBN 0393059545.
John Brown's Body" is an American marching song popular in the Union during the American Civil War. John Brown's Body may also refer to: John Brown's Body (band), American reggae band; John Brown's Body, a 1969 novel by A. L. Barker "John Brown's Body" (poem), a 1928 poem by Stephen Vincent Benét
The book was subtitled "Bee of the Daily Mail" which may have been Boshell's alias. Boshell then published two adult novels ("John Brown's Body", "Dog's Life"). His early works were influenced by the Second World War. For example, his poem "The Aeroplane" [1] was written after watching the Battle of Britain dogfights from the streets of London.
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Poems written or published in 1928. Poetry portal; 1920s portal; 1923; 1924; ... John Brown's Body (poem) N. Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen; S. The Set-Up (poem) A ...