Description
| Product ID: | 9781138789616 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Title: | Wilfred Owen (Routledge Revivals) |
| Subtitle: | Selected Poetry and Prose |
| Authors: | Author: Jennifer Breen |
| Page Count: | 280 |
| Subjects: | Poetry, Poetry, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, European history, History, First World War, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, British & Irish history, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, First World War |
| Description: | First published in 1988, this annotated selection of Wilfred Owen’s poetry and prose provides a comprehensive one-volume text of his best work. With a detailed introduction and helpful commentary, this timely reissue will be of particular value to A-Level and undergraduate students with an interest in the work of Wilfred Owen, his contemporaries, and the context of the First World War. First published in 1988, this annotated selection of Wilfred Owen’s poetry and prose provides a comprehensive one-volume text of his best work. As well as the war poems, it includes illuminating early pieces such as ‘Impressionist’ and ‘Little Claus and Big Claus’, which illustrate Owen’s early command of satire and narrative. The prose includes Owen’s well-known draft Preface and a wide range of his letters, showing the devotion he felt for his mother, his poetic development after meeting Siegfried Sassoon, and, above all, his war experiences. With a detailed introduction and helpful commentary, this timely reissue will be of particular value to A-Level and undergraduate students with an interest in the work of Wilfred Owen, his contemporaries, and the context of the First World War. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-04-17 |
