Poetry of the First World War : An Anthology Hardback
Edited by Tim (Professor of English Literature, University of Exeter) Kendall
Part of the Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection series
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'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?'The First World War produced an extraordinary flowering of poetic talent, from poets whose words commemorate the conflict as enduringly as monuments in stone. Their poems have come to express the feelings of a nation about the horrors and aftermath of war. This new anthology provides a definitive record of the achievements of the Great War poets. As well as offering generous selections from the celebrated soldier-poets, including Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, RupertBrooke, and Ivor Gurney, it also incorporates less well-known writing by civilian and women poets. Music hall and trench songs provide a further lyrical perspective on the War. The work of each poet is prefaced with a biographical account that sets the poems in their historical context. In addition, Tim Kendall's introduction charts the history of the war poets' reception and challenges prevailing myths about their progress from idealism to bitterness.
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- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:13/04/2017
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- ISBN:9780198797371
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:13/04/2017
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- ISBN:9780198797371
