Poets of World War I
By: Rupert Smith
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781406273281; 9781406273298
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; History and criticism; War and literature; Poetry; English War poetry; Biography; Soldiers; English Poets; Juvenile literature; Soldiers' writings, English; Literature and the war
Other titles: Poets of World War one
Description: World War I was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history - and yet it produced some of the best poetry of the 20th century. This collective biography of poets gives the background of the poets' war experiences. It explains how the war created so much important poetry, and why we continue to return to these pieces today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
Table of contents: title: "My subject is war"; title: Wilfred Owen; title: Siegfried Sassoon; title: Isaac Rosenberg; title: Rupert Brooke; title: Robert Graves; title: Vera Brittain; title: Charles Sorley; title: Alan Seeger.