Stephen Vincent Benét

Stephen Vincent Benét was an American screenwriter, poet, novelist, writer and journalist (1898–1943). He was born at Fountain Hill and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Stephen Vincent Benet.

Stephen Vincent Benét in brief

Born
1898
Died
1943
Known for
screenwriter, poet, novelist, writer and journalist
Place of birth
Fountain Hill
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Stephen Vincent Benet. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of James Walker Benét and Frances Rose Benét. He married Rosemary Benét.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 3: The Devil and Daniel Webster, By the Waters of Babylon and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. His recorded genre is speculative fiction.

Recognition and collections

Stephen Vincent Benét received Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and O. Henry Award. Work by Stephen Vincent Benét is held by Ackland Art Museum.

Catalogued works

49 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Jabez Stone. Daniel Webster. Apocalyptic Stories. By the Waters of Babylon. John Brown's Body. The Devil and Daniel Webster. Prayer for the United Nations. Western Star. The Revolt of the Machines. Nightmare for Future Reference. The Bat. Young People's Pride (Harper's Bazar serial). America. The King of the Cats. Elementals. [America.]. The undefended border ... Prentice Hall Literature. The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1970, dated 1970. Captain Kidd & two others. "A child is born". "A tooth for Paul Revere". Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Platinum. Not in our generation has a young American poet had the courage ... Instead of a Christmas carol. Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum. ʻAmērikā. A creed for Americans. Speech for Raymond Massey. Freedom from want. Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten]. The island and the fire. A subtreasury of American humor. [A prayer.]. "Dear Adolf. The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II. A Book of Americans. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver. Story about the Anteater. Benet. Blood of the Martyrs. GETTYSBURG. Selected Works Of Stephen Vincent Benet Vol 2. Selected letters. Jacob and the Indians. Selected works of Stephen Vincent Bene t. Thirteen O'Clock. Last circle, stories and poems. Burning City New Poems.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Benét, Stephen Vincent, Oxford Music Online, 2010. Benét, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000. Benét, Stephen Vincent, (22 July 1898–13 March 1943), poet and novelist, Who Was Who, 2007. Benét, Stephen Vincent, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, 2017. Benét, Stephen Vincent, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Intertextualidad en los productos cinematográficos: análisis transtextual de Siete novias para siete hermanos (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Stanley Donen, 1954), 1616, 2023. Three American Modifications of the Faustian Theme: Stephen Vincent Benét, Gertrude Stein, Jack Kerouac, Литература двух Америк, 2025.

Digitised editions and texts

14 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

JOHN BROWN'S BODY (1969) — Internet Archive. A book of americans (1933) — Internet Archive. Spanish Bayonet (1926) — Internet Archive. Ballads And Poems 1915-1930 (1931) — Internet Archive. WESTERN STAR (1943) — Internet Archive. The Stephen Vincent Benet Pocket Book (His most famous stories and poems) (1946) — Internet Archive. John Browns Body (1928) — Internet Archive. Selected Poetry and Prose (1961) — Internet Archive. THE LAST CIRCLE (1946) — Internet Archive. Young Adventure: A Book of Poems — Project Gutenberg. The Bat — Project Gutenberg. Young People's Pride: A Novel — Project Gutenberg. Five Men and Pompey: A Series of Dramatic Portraits — Project Gutenberg. Heavens and Earth : $b A book of poems — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Stephen Vincent Benét studied at Yale University and The Albany Academy. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are speculative fiction.

Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Century Association and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are The Devil and Daniel Webster, By the Waters of Babylon and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Work by Stephen Vincent Benét is recorded in the collections of Ackland Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and O. Henry Award.

Chronology

  1. 1898Stephen Vincent Benét born at Fountain Hill.
  2. 1926Spanish Bayonet digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1931Ballads And Poems 1915-1930 digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1933A book of americans digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1941John Browns Body digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1942Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benet digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1942this is war!: a collection of plays about america on the march digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1943Stephen Vincent Benét died at New York City.
  9. 1943WESTERN STAR digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1946The Stephen Vincent Benet Pocket Book (His most famous stories and poems) digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1969JOHN BROWN'S BODY digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Benét, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000

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  2. 2.

    Benét, Stephen Vincent, (22 July 1898–13 March 1943), poet and novelist, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Benét, Stephen Vincent, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Benét, Stephen Vincent, Oxford Music Online, 2010

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  5. 5.

    Benét, Stephen Vincent, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Stephen Vincent Benét (Internet Archive), 300 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Stephen Vincent Benét.

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 207 digitised items catalogued under Stephen Vincent Benét as creator.

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  9. 9.

    Project Gutenberg holds 6 full texts attributed to Stephen Vincent Benét.

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1348138: Stephen Vincent Benét

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Stephen Vincent Benét”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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