Three Poets of the First World War
Wilfred Owen author Ivor Gurney author Isaac Rosenberg author Jon Stallworthy editor Jane Potter editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:3rd Nov '11
Should be back in stock very soon
This new selection brings together the poetry of three of the most distinctive and moving voices to emerge from the First World War. Here are the controlled passion and rich metaphors of Wilfred Owen's celebrated verses such as 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and 'Strange Meeting', along with many of his lesser-known works. The elegiac poems of Ivor Gurney, including 'Requiem' and 'The Silent One', reflect his love of language, music and landscape, while the visceral works of Isaac Rosenberg, such as 'Break of Day in the Trenches', are filled with stark imagery but also, as in 'Louse Hunting', with vitality and humour. Each poet reflects the disparate experiences of ordinary soldiers in war, and attempts to capture man's humanity in the most inhumane of circumstances.
ISBN: 9780141182070
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 14mm
Weight: 181g
240 pages