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100 1 _aBenét, Stephen Vincent,
_d1898-1943
245 1 0 _aHeavens and Earth
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-10-14
508 _aRichard Tonsing, Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Heavens and Earth: A book of poems" by Stephen Vincent Benét is a collection of poems published in the early 20th century. As a work from this time span, it captures a wide range of themes and emotions reflecting the complexities of human experience, nature, and mythology. The collection showcases Benét's skill in weaving lyrical language into vivid imagery that often draws on historical and mythological figures, particularly the ancient stories surrounding Helen of Troy. The poems within this collection explore various facets of existence, often oscillating between the realms of love, tragedy, and introspection. The opening sequences, "Two Visions of Helen," delve into the myth of Helen of Troy, expressing the tensions between desire and consequence. The poems navigate through moments of beauty, loss, and the struggles of the human spirit, reflecting on themes of mortality and the interconnectedness of life and death. Benét uses rich, evocative imagery and a musical quality in his verses to challenge the reader's perceptions and evoke a deep sense of emotional resonance, ultimately encouraging reflections on the nature of existence itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Henry Holt & Company, 1920
653 _aAmerican poetry -- 20th century
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/heavensearthbook00ben/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74579
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