F.W. Harvey: Soldier, Poet - Couverture souple

Boden, Anthony

 
9780862995539: F.W. Harvey: Soldier, Poet
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0862995531 ISBN 13 : 9780862995539
Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1988

Synopsis

Harvey was a contemporary of Owen, Sassoon and Thomas, one of a generation whose lives were splintered by the First World War. His verse expressed his longing for his Gloucestershire homeland, his outrage at the waste of war, his joy in comradeship, his humour and his unflinching faith. Originally published in 1988.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is the deepest and most searching study of the life and works of Harvey I have read and which I don t think can be surpassed...I have read and re-read it with enrichment and entertainment. - Laurie Lee

a biography of unusual immediacy - The Independent

... excellent ... very well produced and copiously and fascinatingly illustrated. - London Magazine

F.W. Harvey was one of a generation whose lives were splintered by the First World War, and one of that group of war poets for whom the war changed everything. He joined the 5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment only days after war was declared, and was among the first Territorials to land in France. As a Lance-Corporal he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry and was commissioned shortly afterwards. He survived the Somme offensive but in August 1916 was captured by the Germans while reconnoitring alone behind enemy lines. He spent the rest of the war in p-o-w camps.

But Harvey was more than just a tough soldier. A contemporary of Sassoon, Brooke and Thomas and with Ivor Gurney his closest friend he wanted nothing more when at rest than an interval of quiet in which to set down in verse his longing for his Gloucestershire homeland, his outrage at the waste of war, his joy in comradeship, his humour and his unflinching faith.

This biography contains many of the poems, including the world-famous Ducks , and is illustrated with a wealth of contemporary photographs

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Éditeur
Sutton Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0862995531
ISBN 13 
9780862995539
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780750967266: F.W. Harvey: Soldier, Poet

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0750967269 ISBN 13 :  9780750967266
Editeur : The History Press, 2016
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