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The Poems of Wilfred Owen (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Poems of Wilfred OwenThis volume contains all of Owen's best known work, only four of which were published in his lifetime. His war poems were based on his acute observations of the soldiers with whom he served on the Western front, and reflect the horror and waste of World War One.
Full description- Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Published: 05 November 1994
- Format: Paperback 112 pages
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- Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets
- ISBN 13: 9781853264238 ISBN 10: 1853264237
- Sales rank: 38,829
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Full description for The Poems of Wilfred Owen
In his draft Preface, Wilfred Owen includes his well-known statement 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity'. All of his important poems were written in just over a year, and 'Dulce et Decorum Est', 'S.I.W.', 'Futility' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' still have an astonishing power to move the reader. Owen pointed out that 'All a poet can do today is to warn. That is why all true Poets must be truthful'. His warning was based on his acute observation of the soldiers with whom he served on the Western Front, and his poems reflect the horror and the waste of the First World War. This volume contains all Owen's best-known poems, only four of which were published in his lifetime. He was killed a week before the Armistice in November 1918.
