The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : War poetry |
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Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : War poetry |
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Author | : Patrick Campbell |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2007-08-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0786432446 |
Though Siegfried Sassoon would argue the point throughout his life, most critics regard his war poetry, written during World War I, as the best of his writings. Like many of his artistic contemporaries, Sassoon embraced the "Great War for Civilization" with great fervor, and it was this passion that he brought to his earliest writings about the war. "Absolution," his first war poem, published in 1915, summed up his feelings: "fighting for our freedom, we are free." Fighting on the frontlines, Sassoon soon came to the conviction that his war for civilization was anything but civilized. And thus his writings took on a new tone, courageously denouncing a conflict that was no longer about "defense and liberation" but was for "aggression and conquest." Through primary documents and extensive research, the current work provides critical analyses of Sassoon's war poetry. Detailed examinations of each of the so-called trench poems show how the poet and his poetry were transformed through his wartime experiences and give the rationale for the critical consensus that the Sassoon canon is among the most significant in the literature of modern warfare.
Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2018-09-12 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0486826821 |
Epigrammatic and bitterly satirical verses by the well-known English poet convey the shocking brutality and pointlessness of World War I. Over 80 works include "Counter-Attack," "They," "The General," and "Base Details."
Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : War poetry |
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Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1968 |
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Author | : Siegfried Sassoon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2011-07-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781463710569 |
This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.
Author | : Jon Silkin |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1997-02-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780141180090 |
A selection of poetry written during World War I. In the introduction Jon Silkin traces the changing mood of the poets - from patriotism through anger and compassion to an active desire for social change. The book includes work by Sassoon, Owen, Blunden, Rosenberg, Hardy and Lawrence.
Author | : Edith Wharton |
Publisher | : Arcturus Publishing |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2017-09-21 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1788880196 |
The horrors of the First World War released a great outburst of emotional poetry from the soldiers who fought in it as well as many other giants of world literature. Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and W B Yeats are just some of the poets whose work is featured in this anthology. The raw emotion unleashed in these poems still has the power to move readers today. As well as poems detailing the miseries of war there are poems on themes of bravery, friendship and loyalty, and this collection shows how even in the depths of despair the human spirit can still triumph.
Author | : Wilfred Owen |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1965-01-17 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0811223671 |
“The very content of Owen’s poems was, and still is, pertinent to the feelings of young men facing death and the terrors of war.” —The New York Times Book Review Wilfred Owen was twenty-two when he enlisted in the Artists’ Rifle Corps during World War I. By the time Owen was killed at the age of 25 at the Battle of Sambre, he had written what are considered the most important British poems of WWI. This definitive edition is based on manuscripts of Owen’s papers in the British Museum and other archives.