Poems of this War by Younger Poets

Originally published in 1942, this book gathers together a selection of poetry from the first three years of the Second World War.

Patricia Ledward (Edited by), Colin Strang (Edited by)

9781107486645, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 February 2015

112 pages
21 x 14.8 x 0.7 cm, 0.16 kg

Originally published in 1942, this book gathers together a selection of poetry from the first three years of the Second World War. The text contains an introduction by the renowned English poet and literary critic Edmund Blunden (1896–1974). Indexes of authors and first lines are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the poetry of the Second World War.

Introduction Edmund Blunden
Part I. 'We Saw Doom Patterned in the Ordinary Sky'
Part II. 'Line after Line, We Wheel to Enter Battle'
Part III. 'After the Sirens Sound'
Part IV. In Memoriam
Part V. Songs in Wartime
Part VI. Love and Friendship
Part VII. 'In the Midst of Death Is Life'
Acknowledgements
Index of authors
Index of first lines.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: from c 1900 - [DSBH]