| In Flanders Fields and Other Poems Contributor(s): McCrae, John (Author), MacPhail, Sir Andrew (Foreword by), Gnarowski, Michael (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1459728645 ISBN-13: 9781459728646 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian - History | Military - World War I - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Series: Voyageur Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.30 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "In Flanders Fields," the iconic poem which gives its title to this collection of poems and selected prose, is one of Canada's -- and the world's -- best known poems of the Great War. It was written in 1915 by Canadian John McCrae, an artillery man, poet, and medical doctor, upon the death of a friend and fellow soldier during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. This is a faithful reissue of the Canadian first edition of McCrae's writings, originally issued by his friends in 1919 in his honour and memory. It includes the best of his poetry and selections of his letters from the front lines together with a thoughtful essay of appreciation by his friend and fellow medical officer, Sir Andrew Macphail. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCrae, John: - John McCrae was a medical doctor and poet. He served with the army in the Second Boer War and later in Europe during the First World War. The suffering and death he witnessed in the war became the subject of many of his poems, including "In Flanders Fields," perhaps the most famous Canadian poem ever written. McCrae died in 1918 and was buried with full military honours. MacPhail, Sir Andrew: -Sir Andrew Macphail was a noted Canadian physician and man of letters. The founding editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, he also published more than ten books. He was knighted for his literary and military work in 1918. The book for which he is best remembered is The Master's Wife. Gnarowski, Michael: -Michael Gnarowski co-edited The Making of Modern Poetry in Canada, compiled The Concise Bibliography of English Canadian Literature, and edited the Critical Views of Canadian Writers Series for McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Gnarowski is professor emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa. |