The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
For The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon, Sir Rupert Hart-Davis has arranged the poems as far as possible in the order of their composition. A useful Biographical Table is also included, so that students, scholars, and other readers can trace the movement of the soldier alongside the mind of the...
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For The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon, Sir Rupert Hart-Davis has arranged the poems as far as possible in the order of their composition. A useful Biographical Table is also included, so that students, scholars, and other readers can trace the movement of the soldier alongside the mind of the poet. Fourteen of the poems in this volume are published for the first time.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571130153 (0571130151)
ASIN: 0571130151
Publish date: 1983-01-01
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
War,
Drama,
Politics,
Poetry,
Poetry Plays,
Fiction
Sassoon knew both Graves and Owen. These poems written during, or after, the Great War are at once dark, forbidding, cynical, and beautiful. Some poems are addressed to men Sassoon knew, such as Graves; while others address those who stay at home - from women, to the old men, to the boycotts. Som...
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