John Brown’s Body
Автор:
Stephen Vincent BenétЖанр:
Дата добавления:
2025-11-18Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
93
Description
Stephen Vincent Benét’s epic poem John Brown’s Body uses the figure of the radical abolitionist John Brown as a symbolic catalyst to explore the vast and complex tapestry of the American Civil War. Rather than focusing on a single narrative, the poem employs a wide range of fictional characters and a shifting perspective to present the conflict from multiple angles, encompassing the experiences of soldiers and civilians from both the Union and the Confederacy. It delves into the deep-seated causes of the war, the fervent ideologies on each side, and the immense human cost, all while grappling with the central, haunting issue of slavery that divided the...
