The War Poems - Couverture rigide

Sassoon, Siegfried

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0571130100 ISBN 13 : 9780571130108

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 1983

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Reading Sassoon's war poems is a trying experience that sears the soul. If you ever thought being a soldier would be a glorious experience, these poems will disabuse you. But you will also be entranced - I think that is the right word - by the music of the language. Sassoon does not have the incredible rhythms of Kipling or Tennyson. His Poetry is more in keeping with post-expressionism, word pictures that stay with you for a long time. It is a little like seeing Picasso or Kandinski when you are used to Rembrandt or Turner.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (1886–1967) was an English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirized the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a pointless war. He later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalized autobiography, collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy".

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0571130100
• ISBN 13: 9780571130108
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160