A Deep Cry: First World War Soldier-Poets Killed in France and Flanders - Couverture souple

Powell, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750919876 ISBN 13 : 9780750919876

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The lives, deaths, poetry, diaries and extracts from letters of sixty-six soldier-poets are brought together in this limited edition of Anne Powell's unique anthology; a fitting commemoration for the centenary of the First World War. These poems are not simply the works of well-known names such as Wilfred Owen - though they are represented - they have been painstakingly collected from a multitude of sources, and the relative obscurity of some of the voices makes the message all the more moving. Moreover, all but five of these soldiers lie within forty-five miles of Arras. Their deaths are described here in chronological order, with an account of each man's last battle. This in itself provides a revealing gradual change in the poetry from early naive patriotism to despair about the human race and the bitterness of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The lives, deaths, poetry, diaries and extracts from letters of sixty-six soldier-poets are brought together in this limited edition of Anne Powell s unique anthology; a fitting commemoration for the centenary of the First World War. These poems are not simply the works of well-known names such as Wilfred Owen though they are represented they have been painstakingly collected from a multitude of sources, and the relative obscurity of some of the voices makes the message all the more moving. Moreover, all but five of these soldiers lie within forty-five miles of Arras. Their deaths are described here in chronological order, with an account of each man s last battle. This in itself provides a revealing gradual change in the poetry from early naïve patriotism to despair about the human race and the bitterness of Dulce et Decorum Est .

Biographie de l'auteur

Anne Powell is the author of "The Fierce Light," "Shadows of War," and "Women in the War Zone."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750919876
• ISBN 13: 9780750919876
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible