John Brown's Body
by Stephen Vincent Benét

Name: John Brown's Body
Brand: Stephen Vincent Benét
SKU: 9780822205944
Rating: 4.16 (347 reviews)

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120 minsBare Stage/Simple SetAmerican

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Readers have come to appreciate 'John Brown's Body' for its rich narrative and historical depth, marking it as a significant work of American literature. Many highlight its poetic brilliance and emotional resonance while addressing complex themes related to the Civil War. Despite some criticisms regarding its length and certain dry passages, the majority feel it is a powerful and important read, especially regarding its historical context.

Rich narrative and historical depthPoetic brilliance and emotional resonanceSignificant work of American literatureLength may be daunting for some readers

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Excerpt from John Brown's Body

But only made it smaller with their art, Because you are as various as your land, As mountainous-deep, as ﬂowered with blue rivers, Thirsty with deserts, buried under snows, As native as the shape of Navajo quivers, And native, too, as the sea-voyaged rose.

Swift runner, never captured or subdued, Seven-branched elk beside the mountain stream, That half a hundred hunters have pursued But never matched their bullets with the dream, Where the great huntsmen failed, I set my sorry And mortal snare for your immortal quarry.

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