Poems of the Great War: 1914-1918
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Poems of the Great War: 1914-1918
By (Author) Various
Edited by Luigi Pirandello
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
1st December 1998
29th October 1998
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
821.912080358
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 105mm, Height 140mm, Spine 10mm
68g
Description
Published to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of Armistice, this collection is intended to be an introduction to the great wealth of First World War Poetry. The sequence of poems is random - making it ideal for dipping into - and drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar poetry.
Author Bio
The work of 21 poets is represented- including Rupert Brooke, Robert Graves, Ivor Gurney, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Mew, Alice Meynell, Wilfred Owen, Herbert Read, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon and Edward Thomas.
