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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Saxon Books (26 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0952896915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0952896913
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 80,245 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This anthology, based on "Minds at War" - by same author - has been prepared for the general reader who requires less background information, and for students, including GCSE and A Level. One of mankind's greatest tragedies was the First World War. For over four years whole nations unleashed the full might of their new-found destructive powers. Poets played their part in this war as promoters of it, soldiers, victims and onlookers. Their stories and their responses to their experiences are deeply moving, and their work includes some of the greatest poetry of the 20th Century. Many of the poems in Out in the Dark are currently selected by exam boards. The 19th Century poems, examples of the culture of Empire and militarism, help to explain both the rush to war and the nature of the early poetry of the First World War - 140 poems in all.

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For students the best anthology of First World War Poetry
Out in the Dark - Poetry of the First World War in Context and with Basic Notes

This anthology is based on Minds at War. The background material has been reduced and re-written for the reader who requires less detail, and for students, including GCSE and A level. Basic notes have been added to almost all poems, and brief comments of past and present day critics provide starting points for considering alternative interpretations of the poems.

The selection of poems differs from that of Minds at War. There are one or two additional or different poems by Edward Thomas, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Thomas Hardy. Overall, there are 140 poems in this volume - the great classic poems, popular verse, poetry by women poets - a wide-ranging and moving selection which gives poignant insight into one of mankind's greatest tragedies.

Illustrated with archive photographs, cartoons, diagrams and maps.

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, 5 May 2005
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I cannot recommend this book enough, I personally think it's the BEST that I've found about World War One poetry. It guides you through different stages of emotions through the war, with separate poet sections with their poems in chronological order so you can see the progression in their works. It also has quite a few war images, including a great pacifist propaganda cartoon! I'm currently studying A Level English Literature & my teacher has actually used this book for reference. What else can I say, I think it's fantastic and is going to help my studies so much, so buy it!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent A Level English Literature resource, 21 Jun 2008
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I bought this book to help me study for A level English Lit - it contains a great selection of poems for unit 6, together with interesting contextual notes. I would certainly recommend it for anyone else doing A level.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The horror and the glory, 4 Jun 2009
By Barney McGrew "Charlie" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Well edited poetry anthology, based on `Minds at War, and written by same author. As a GCSE and A-level English teacher I found this to be an excellent teaching aid and supplement to the poetry anthology that GCSE students are issued with. Whether writing as war propagandists - wittingly or no - or protesting against the futility and horror of the trenches; the poets whose works are contained in this book are the most important of their, or any age.

Not comprehensive, but extremely thorough and certainly ample for GCSE students, this collection was compiled with the assistance of the major UK exam boards and is consequently an invaluable tool for all students.
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