Battle lines : English-Canadian poetry and the First World War /

"It's about poetic interpretations of the Canadian soldier at the time of the First World War. It centres on the work of poets Helena Coleman, John McCrae, Robert Service, Frank Prewett, and W.W.E. Ross, and it reveals their latent faith in collective action as well as conflicting recognit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baetz, Joel, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2018.
Temas:
1914-1918
War in literature.
World War, 1914-1918 > Poetry.
War poetry, Canadian (English) > History and criticism.
Canadian poetry (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
Guerre dans la littérature.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Poésie.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
War in literature
Poetry
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • War is a force that brings us together : Douglas Leader Durkin's anthems, the gender of war, and Helena Coleman's Marching Men
  • We are the living : Rupert Brooke, John McCrae, and the economy of mounring
  • Dreaming about war : Robert Service's war journalism and poetry
  • The blunt swords of Georgianism : Frank Prewitt's war poetry
  • Battle ground : Ross's wartime modernism and neo-romantic cliche
  • Conclusion: What can memberless ghosts tell?

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