Into the historical background of this poem are woven a number of fictional characters typifying various social groups, including the aristocrat Clay Wingate, the Southern Belle Sally Dupre, the idealistic Jack Ellyat, and the runaway slave Spade.
Into the historical background of this poem are woven a number of fictional characters typifying various social groups, including the aristocrat Clay Wingate, the Southern Belle Sally Dupre, the idealistic Jack Ellyat, and the runaway slave Spade. Opening with a prelude entitled The Slaver about the introduction of slavery to America, it is a book-length historical narrative of the Civil War whose dominant image is the legend of the title figure's abortive 1859 raid on a Federal arsenal. FTP, what is this most-famous poem by Stephen Vincent Benet?
Into the historical background of this poem are woven a number of fictional characters typifying various social groups, including the aristocrat Clay Wingate, the Southern Belle Sally Dupre, the idealistic Jack Ellyat, and the runaway slave Spade.
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