Greek and Roman Antiquity in First World War Poetry

Greek and Roman Antiquity in First World War Poetry
Author: Lorna Hardwick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2024-04-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0198907907

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Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and Charles Sorley all died in the First Word War. They came from diverse social, educational, and cultural backgrounds, but for all of the writers, engagement with Greek and Roman antiquity was decisive in shaping their war poetry. The world views and cultural hinterlands of Brooke and Sorley were framed by the Greek and Latin texts they had studied at school, whereas for Owen, who struggled with Latin, classical texts were a part of his aspirational literary imagination. Rosenberg's education was limited but he encountered some Greek and Roman literature through translations, and through mediations in English literature. The various ways in which the poets engaged with classical literature are analysed in the commentaries, which are designed to be accessible to classicists and to users from other subject areas. The extensive range of connections made by the poets and by subsequent readers is explained in the Introduction to the volume. The commentaries illuminate relationships between the poems and attitudes to the war at the time, in the immediate post-war years, and subsequently. They also probe how individual poems reveal various facets of the poetry of unease, the poetry of survival, and the poetics of war and ecology.

Rupert Brooke, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, and Wilfred Owen

Rupert Brooke, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, and Wilfred Owen
Author: Lorna Hardwick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2024-05-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0198907133

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Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and Charles Sorley all died in the First Word War. They came from diverse social, educational, and cultural backgrounds, but for all of the writers, engagement with Greek and Roman antiquity was decisive in shaping their war poetry. The world views and cultural hinterlands of Brooke and Sorley were framed by the Greek and Latin texts they had studied at school, whereas for Owen, who struggled with Latin, classical texts were a part of his aspirational literary imagination. Rosenberg's education was limited but he encountered some Greek and Roman literature through translations, and through mediations in English literature. The various ways in which the poets engaged with classical literature are analysed in the commentaries, which are designed to be accessible to classicists and to users from other subject areas. The extensive range of connections made by the poets and by subsequent readers is explained in the Introduction to the volume. The commentaries illuminate relationships between the poems and attitudes to the war at the time, in the immediate post-war years, and subsequently. They also probe how individual poems reveal various facets of the poetry of unease, the poetry of survival, and the poetics of war and ecology. References to the accompanying online Oxford Classical Receptions Commentaries will enable readers to follow up their special interests. This volume differs from the shorter volume Greek and Roman Antiquity in First World War Poetry: Making Connections in that it covers the whole output of the four poets, and not just their war poems.

Poetry and Writing of the First World War

Poetry and Writing of the First World War
Author: Graham Cooke
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2007-11-21
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1326468502

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My grandfather fought in both the Boer and 1st World Wars; he never spoke of his experiences. When he died we discovered a box containing letters, photographs, press cuttings and his medals. Since then I have tried to piece together his war time record. When I tried to teach secondary aged children about the poetry of the 1st World War many found it hard to grasp the enormity of it all, until I bought in my grandfather's memorabilia - suddenly it all clicked. I tried to find a book that would combine the history of the Great War with the poetry and the poets, but couldn't find one. So I set about writing this book. Including all of the Great War poems in their context, the book also features a section on the materials my grandfather left and also some research that I have recently done into his family history.

Great War Ballads: And, Myths from Ovid (1916)

Great War Ballads: And, Myths from Ovid (1916)
Author: J. Brookes More
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781436862790

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Poetry of World War I

Poetry of World War I
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

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Chapters on the Poets of Ancient Greece

Chapters on the Poets of Ancient Greece
Author: Henry Alford
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2024-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3368882767

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.

A Book of Verse of the Great War. With a Foreword by Charlton M. Lewis

A Book of Verse of the Great War. With a Foreword by Charlton M. Lewis
Author: William Reginald Wheeler
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781022035171

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This anthology brings together some of the most moving and powerful poems written during the First World War. From the trenches of the Western Front to the deserts of Mesopotamia, these poems capture the horror and the humanity of a conflict that changed the world forever. With contributions from some of the greatest poets of the era, including Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and Rupert Brooke, this book is a moving tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the Great War. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Voices of Silence

Voices of Silence
Author: Vivien Noakes
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2006-10-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0752496107

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The poetry of the First World War has determined our perception of the war itself. This volume features poetry drawn from old newspapers and journals, trench and hospital magazines, individual volumes of verse, gift books, postcards, and a manuscript magazine put together by conscientious objectors.