Three Poets of the First World War by Ivor Gurney (English) Paperback Book

Description: Three Poets of the First World War by Ivor Gurney, Isaac Rosenberg, Wilfred Owen, Jane Potter, Jon Stallworthy Features such poems as "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Strange Meeting", "Requiem", "The Silent One", "Break of Day in the Trenches", and "Louse Hunting". This title reflects the disparate experiences of ordinary soldiers in war, and attempts to capture mans humanity in the inhumane of circumstances. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An important new selection of First World War poetry, edited by Jon Stallworthy and Jane PotterThis new selection brings together the poetry of three of the most distinctive and moving voices to emerge from the First World War. Here are the controlled passion and rich metaphors of Wilfred Owens celebrated verses such as Anthem for Doomed Youth and Strange Meeting, along with many of his lesser-known works. The elegiac poems of Ivor Gurney, including Requiem and The Silent One, reflect his love of language, music and landscape, while the visceral works of Isaac Rosenberg, such as Break of Day in the Trenches, are filled with stark imagery but also, as in Louse Hunting, with vitality and humour. Each poet reflects the disparate experiences of ordinary soldiers in war, and attempts to capture mans humanity in the most inhumane of circumstances. Author Biography Ivor Gurney, a gifted chorister, composer and poet, was born in 1890. His musical studies were interrupted by the war, during which he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1918. He spent the last fifteen years of his life in mental hospitals, dying of tuberculosis in 1937.Isaac Rosenberg was born in 1890 and grew up in Londons East End. He studied painting at the Slade School before enlisting in the army in 1915. He was killed at the Somme in 1918.Wilfred Owen, born in 1893, grew up in Shropshire and initially hoped to become a priest. Having become disillusioned with the church, he tutored English in France, but returned to England in 1915 to enlist. He was killed at the front one week before the end of the war.Jon Stallworthy is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow and Acting President of Wolfson College, a poet, and literary critic.Jane Potter is a Senior Lecturer in Publishing at Oxford Brookes University. Her monograph is entitled Boys in Khaki, Girls in Print- Womens Literary Responses to the Great War 1914-1918 (2005). Details ISBN0141182075 ISBN-10 0141182075 ISBN-13 9780141182070 Format Paperback Short Title 3 POETS OF THE 1ST WW Language English Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.91208 Illustrations Illustrations Series Penguin Classics Imprint Penguin Classics UK Release Date 2011-11-03 Edited by Jon Stallworthy Author Jon Stallworthy Pages 240 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-11-03 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-01-10 AU Release Date 2012-01-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:3885985;

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