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A deep cry
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- Book 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 naïve patriotism to despair about the human race and the bitterness of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780750956680
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The History Press, (06 October 2014)
- Weight
- 1046 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 45 mm
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