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Sto caricando le informazioni... Some Desperate Glory: The First World War the Poets Knew (2014)di Max Egremont
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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. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)821.912Literature English English poetry 1900- 1900-1999 1900-1945Classificazione LCVotoMedia: (4.1)
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During the Centenary Year remembering the start of the Great War in 1914 many books are being published in respect of the reasons for war, the first battles of the war and the great soldiers of the war. Many anthologies of the war poets are being brought out as yet another reminder of the war. Max Egremont has joined the canon of books being published about the Great War, but in Some Desperate Glory is different to the others and a very welcome addition.
This is a book of many parts which fits perfectly like a jigsaw where history, biography and poetry are not separated from each other but brought together in this volume. This is in part a biography of eleven war poets, placing some of their poetry in context of the war by using a timeline of events and including a short history of the military events of that particular year.
Historians today are always looking to illustrate their work on the Great War with not just the facts and interpretation but with the thoughts and feelings of the men at the front. So as well as using the military documents of the time and other primary sources the historian also interrogates letters and poetry one of the many ways in which we are able to express are feelings in a readable context.
What I enjoyed about Some Desperate Glory is that Ergemont is not attempting to dress up any of the facts whether it be war statistics or about the poets. One thing that is also very striking about the book is the change in the thinking and poetry from 1914 to that of 1918, when some of these poets were dead. He also shows that the war was breaking away from what had been a traditional war to one that was mechanised, became far harder and horrific.
The poetry highlights what Egremont explains to the reader what happened to the poet on the battlefield and what was happening in their military lives. This is a wonderful book an interesting account of the war that is accessible for any reader and one that can be read and reread and enjoyed every time. (