Muse of fire : World War I as seen through the lives of the soldier poets
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Status
Central Library - New Nonfiction - New Books
821 K8412
1 available
821 K8412
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Central Library - New Nonfiction - New Books | 821 K8412 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Graves, Robert, -- 1895-1985.
Owen, Wilfred, -- 1893-1918.
Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Rosenberg, Isaac, -- 1890-1918.
Sassoon, Siegfried, -- 1886-1967.
Seeger, Alan, -- 1888-1916.
Soldiers' writings, English -- History and criticism.
War poetry, English -- History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography.
Graves, Robert, -- 1895-1985.
Owen, Wilfred, -- 1893-1918.
Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Rosenberg, Isaac, -- 1890-1918.
Sassoon, Siegfried, -- 1886-1967.
Seeger, Alan, -- 1888-1916.
Soldiers' writings, English -- History and criticism.
War poetry, English -- History and criticism.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Biography.
More Details
Published
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362) and index.
Description
"His epic narrative begins with Rupert Brooke, "the handsomest young man in England" and perhaps its most famous young poet in the halcyon days of the Edwardian Age, and ends five years later with Wilfred Owen, killed in action at twenty-five, only one week before the armistice. With bitter irony, Owen's mother received the telegram informing her of his death on November 11, just as church bells tolled to celebrate the war's end. Korda's dramatic account, which includes anecdotes from his own family history, not only brings to life the soldier poets but paints an unforgettable picture of life and death in the trenches, and the sacrifice of an entire generation. His cast of characters includes the young American poet Alan Seeger, who was killed in action as a private in the French Foreign Legion; Isaac Rosenberg, whose parents had fled czarist anti-Semitic persecution and who was killed in action at the age of twenty-eight before his fame as a poet and a painter was recognized; Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon, whose friendship and friendly rivalry endured through long, complicated private lives; and, finally, Owen, whose fame came only posthumously and whose poetry remains some of the most savage and heartbreaking to emerge from the cataclysmic war"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Korda, M. (2024). Muse of fire: World War I as seen through the lives of the soldier poets (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Korda, Michael, 1933-. 2024. Muse of Fire: World War I As Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Korda, Michael, 1933-. Muse of Fire: World War I As Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Korda, Michael. Muse of Fire: World War I As Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.