bˈɑːɹnɪts wˈɜːk ɪz wˈaɪdli kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ sˈɪnθəsˌɪs ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ˌæzɪtˌɪz ɪnfˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðɪ ɪmˈædʒɪnətˌɪv ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ hiː dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪts ɪn hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi.
Barnet’s work is widely considered a synthesis of history and literature, as it is informed by the imaginative approach he demonstrates in his poetry.