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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 ...
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.
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The script was co-written by Stephen Vincent Benét, author of the Civil War prose poem John Brown's Body (1928), and Gerrit Lloyd. This was the first of only two sound films made by Griffith. The film entered the public domain in 1958 when the initial copyright expired. The copyright holders did not elect to extend it for a second 28-year term.
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
"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 ...
Delaney was best known for his 1928 choral symphony, John Brown's Song, based on Stephen Vincent Benét's Pulitzer Prize winning poem "John Brown's Body." Delaney’s setting received its first performance at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, as part of the school’s American Composer’s Concert Series (15 December 1933). [ 4 ]