Young Adventure, a Book of Poems

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Poetry, American
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Author: Stephen Vincent Benét ISBN: 9781473374119
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: April 24, 2015
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Stephen Vincent Benét
ISBN: 9781473374119
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: April 24, 2015
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This early work by Stephen Vincent Benét was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Young Adventure, a Book of Poems' is a collection of poetry, including 'Young Blood', 'The Quality of Courage', 'Lonely Burial', and many more. Stephen Vincent Benét was born on 22nd July 1898 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Benét was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17 and submitting his third volume of poetry in lieu of a thesis for his degree. During his time at Yale, he was an influential figure at the 'Yale Lit' literary magazine, and a fellow member of the Elizabethan Club. Benét was also a part-time contributor for the early Time Magazine. Benét's best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937). Benét won a second Pulitzer Prize posthumously for his unfinished poem Western Star in 1944.

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This early work by Stephen Vincent Benét was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Young Adventure, a Book of Poems' is a collection of poetry, including 'Young Blood', 'The Quality of Courage', 'Lonely Burial', and many more. Stephen Vincent Benét was born on 22nd July 1898 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Benét was an accomplished writer at an early age, having had his first book published at 17 and submitting his third volume of poetry in lieu of a thesis for his degree. During his time at Yale, he was an influential figure at the 'Yale Lit' literary magazine, and a fellow member of the Elizabethan Club. Benét was also a part-time contributor for the early Time Magazine. Benét's best known works are the book-length narrative poem American Civil War, John Brown's Body (1928), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and two short stories, The Devil and Daniel Webster (1936) and By the Waters of Babylon (1937). Benét won a second Pulitzer Prize posthumously for his unfinished poem Western Star in 1944.

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