A Deep Cry : Soldier-poets Killed on the Western Front Paperback / softback
by Anne Powell
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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 naive patriotism to despair about the human race and the bitterness of 'Dulce et Decorum Est'.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:10 Maps
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:06/10/2014
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- ISBN:9780750956680
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:10 Maps
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:06/10/2014
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- ISBN:9780750956680