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Stephen Vincent Benét (Bethlehem, Pensilvania; 22 de julio de 1898-Nueva York, 13 de marzo de 1943) fue un escritor, poeta y novelista estadounidense. Es muy conocido por su poema sobre la guerra civil estadounidense , John Brown's Body , publicado en 1928.
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 ...
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- March 13, 1943 (aged 44), New York City, U.S.
- July 22, 1898, Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Stephen Vincent Benét was born in St. Augustine, Florida, on 22 January 1827, the son of a prominent political figure of Spanish descent. His grandfather, a native of Minorca , had settled in St. Augustine toward the end of the 18th century, and a great uncle had been a captain in the Spanish Navy.
- January 22, 1827, St. Augustine, Florida
- January 22, 1895 (aged 68), Washington, D.C.
Stephen Vincent Benét fue un escritor, poeta y novelista estadounidense. Es muy conocido por su poema sobre la Guerra Civil Estadounidense, John Brown's Body, publicado en 1928. Ganó un Premio Pulitzer por dicha obra en 1929.
Between the years 1928 and 1943, Stephen Vincent Benét was one of the best-known living American poets, more widely read than Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams, or Wallace Stevens and as well respected in book review columns. He was a rarity among 20th-century authors, a poet whose…
17 de abr. de 2024 · Stephen Vincent Benét (born July 22, 1898, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 13, 1943, New York, New York) was an American poet, novelist, and writer of short stories, best known for John Brown’s Body, a long narrative poem on the American Civil War. Born into a military family with literary inclinations, Benét was reared on army ...
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.
