| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xi, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-322) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines "the life and work of [the WWI poets--many of whom were killed--which shows not only the war's tragedy but also the hopes and disappointments of a generation of men]: Wilfred Owen with his flaring genius; the intense, compassionate Siegfried Sassoon; the composer Ivor Gurney; Robert Graves, who would later spurn his war poems; the nature-loving Edward Thomas; the glamorous Fabian Socialist Rupert Brooke; and the shell-shocked Robert Nichols--all fought in the war, and their poetry is a bold act of creativity in the face of unprecedented destruction"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Literature and the war.
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War poetry, English -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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| Added Title |
First World War the poets knew |
| ISBN |
0374280320 |
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9780374280321 |
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