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The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry: Revised Edition (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

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Publisher Penguin Classics
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Author(s)Various
ISBN / ASIN0141180099
ISBN-139780141180090
Sales Rank1,007,920
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

Description

A selection of poetry written during World War I. In the introduction Jon Silkin traces the changing mood of the poets - from patriotism through anger and compassion to an active desire for social change. The book includes work by Sassoon, Owen, Blunden, Rosenberg, Hardy and Lawrence.