| Wilfred Owen: On the Trail of the Poets of the Great War Contributor(s): Guest, Philip (Author), McPhail, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0850526140 ISBN-13: 9780850526141 Publisher: Pen & Sword Military OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Battleground Europe launches a new series of books devoted to the wartime experiences and influences of the "war poets" of the First World War. The first volume is devoted to Wilfred Owen, who has emerged as the greatest of these "war poets." As with many of his generation, the war was to be his only major experience; as Owen developed his poetry in response to many wartime encounters and incidents, only to die exactly one week before the Armistice. A full description of his military career is especially vital for a complete understanding of a writer such as Wilfred Owen. Like many war poets, Owen combined horror of and opposition In war with an unwillingness to be away from the front and a distinguished front line record. Owen was also influenced by wartime encounters and correspondence with other writers such as Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, as seen in the recent book and film Regeneration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Military - World War I - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00303905 |
| Series: Battleground Europe |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.34" W x 8.48" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a guide to the battlefields that inspired the young and sensitive poet, whose poems are probably the twentieth century -s best-known literary expressions of experience of war. Detailed maps, military diaries, photographs and modern roads guide the visitor through the battlefields. Owen\'s letters are used extensively, together with his poetry, linking specific places events, vividly describing the suffering of the trench. |
