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The First World War casts its shadow over the 20th Century. The poets were those most gifted to record the personal, moral and spiritual impact of those traumatic years. Minds at War contains 250 poems by 80 poets. (There are 50% more poems than in the Penguin anthology of First World War poetry.) The Poetry: The selection concentrates on the classic poems by the greatest poets of the war. It includes the most enduringly popular poems of the war such as Brookes's sonnets and McCrae's In Flanders Fields. Women poets are exceptionally well represented. There are examples of the once hugely popular poems which were written as propaganda. Some of these are now seem in print for the first time since the First World War. Minds at War is the largest anthology of poetry of the First World War and has a wealth of background information. Poets include: Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, Herbert Read, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, Rose Macaulay, Eleanor Farjeon, D H Lawrence, John Galsworthy, Edmund Blunden, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Walter de la Mare, John Masefield, Lawrence Binyon, John McCrae, Ivor Gurney, John Oxenham, Arthur Graeme West, Rupert Brooke. The Background: Historical and biographical background material, extracts from diaries, personal letters and autobiographies of poets illuminate the poetry. The comments of general, pundits and politicians help to provide the necessary context and deepen our appreciation of one of the most important and tragic periods in the history of the 20th Century. Promotional Information: "Read this compelling book" - Rex Andrews in The Friend "Absolutely wonderful" - Pat Davidson, Poetry Buyer, Waterstones, Worcester "Remarkable...absorbing...stimulating...do buy it" - Ronald Mallone in 'Day by Day' "A valuable resource for teachers, advanced students and libraries"
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Concentrating on the classic poems by the greatest poets of World War One, this collection contains 250 poems by 80 poets. It includes such enduringly popular poems of the war as Brooke's sonnets and McCrae's "In Flanders Fields". There are also examples of the once hugely popular poems which were written as propaganda. Historical and biographical background material, extracts from diaries, personal letters and autobiographies illuminate the poetry. Poets featured include Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, Herbert Read, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, Rose Macauley, Eleanor Farjeon, D.H. Lawrence, John Galsworthy, Edmund Blunden, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Walter de la Mare, John Masefield, Lawrence Binyon, John McCrae, Ivor Gurney, John Oxenham, Arthur Graeme West and Rupert Brooke.
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The First World War casts its shadow over the 20th Century. The poets were those most gifted to record the personal, moral and spiritual impact of those traumatic years. Minds at War contains 250 poems by 80 poets. (There are 50% more poems than in the Penguin anthology of First World War poetry.) The Poetry: The selection concentrates on the classic poems by the greatest poets of the war. It includes the most enduringly popular poems of the war such as Brookes's sonnets and McCrae's In Flanders Fields. Women poets are exceptionally well represented. There are examples of the once hugely popular poems which were written as propaganda. Some of these are now seem in print for the first time since the First World War. Minds at War is the largest anthology of poetry of the First World War and has a wealth of background information. Poets include: Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, Herbert Read, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, Rose Macaulay, Eleanor Farjeon, D H Lawrence, John Galsworthy, Edmund Blunden, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Walter de la Mare, John Masefield, Lawrence Binyon, John McCrae, Ivor Gurney, John Oxenham, Arthur Graeme West, Rupert Brooke. The Background: Historical and biographical background material, extracts from diaries, personal letters and autobiographies of poets illuminate the poetry. The comments of general, pundits and politicians help to provide the necessary context and deepen our appreciation of one of the most important and tragic periods in the history of the 20th Century. Promotional Information: "Read this compelling book" - Rex Andrews in The Friend "Absolutely wonderful" - Pat Davidson, Poetry Buyer, Waterstones, Worcester "Remarkable...absorbing...stimulating...do buy it" - Ronald Mallone in 'Day by Day' "A valuable resource for teachers, advanced students and libraries"
Synopsis
Concentrating on the classic poems by the greatest poets of World War One, this collection contains 250 poems by 80 poets. It includes such enduringly popular poems of the war as Brooke's sonnets and McCrae's "In Flanders Fields". There are also examples of the once hugely popular poems which were written as propaganda. Historical and biographical background material, extracts from diaries, personal letters and autobiographies illuminate the poetry. Poets featured include Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas, Charles Sorley, Isaac Rosenberg, Herbert Read, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, Rose Macauley, Eleanor Farjeon, D.H. Lawrence, John Galsworthy, Edmund Blunden, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Walter de la Mare, John Masefield, Lawrence Binyon, John McCrae, Ivor Gurney, John Oxenham, Arthur Graeme West and Rupert Brooke.
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