International Poetry of the First World War - An Anthology of Lost Voices

Ranging far beyond the traditional canon, this new anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to World War I. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants, patriots and dissenters, and from all sides of the conflict across the world, International Poetry of the First World War reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict.Across 140 poems, this Anthology explores such topics as: Life on the Front Psychological trauma Noncombatants and the Home Front Rationalising the War Remembering the dead Peace and the aftermath of the WarWith contextual notes throughout, the book includes poems from: America, Australia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and Russia.

Product details

• Authors: Constance M Ruzich
• Assisted by: Constance M. Ruzich (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781350106444
• ISBN: 978-1-350-10644-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; First World War, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Literary studies: poetry and poets, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I