AN AMERICAN POET

An American Poet The introduction to Stephen Vincent Benét from the Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism states: “He conveyed his faith in the enduring existence of America’s fundamental ideals: the virtues of the democratic system of government, the possibility of a common spirit unifying a diverse populus , and, most importantly, the value of the individual” (TCLC 68). Stephen Vincent Benét was an American poet whose works were a combination of romanticism (idealized, optimistic view of …

…s poetry. Benét’s narrative technique is an excellent expression of his liberal imagination. Works Cited Benét, Stephen Vincent. The Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1942. “Benét, Stephen Vincent”. Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. 7. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1979. Fenton, Charles. “Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1978”. Britannica Online. Online. Internet. 5 Apr 1998. Available http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/62/88.html. Hart, James. “Benét, Stephen Vincent”. Global Encyclopedia. 3. 1987.