The Collected Poems Of Wilfred Owen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, spine slightly curved in,, previous owner name as sticker on front page
A landmark collection of First World War poetry, The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen gathers the complete verse of one of the most powerful and haunting voices to emerge from the trenches of the Western Front. Owen's work chronicles the brutal realities of modern warfare with unflinching honesty, dismantling the romanticized notions of glory and heroism that pervaded the public consciousness of his era. Poems such as Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth illustrate the physical and psychological devastation of combat through visceral imagery and Owen's masterful use of pararhyme, a technique that lends his verse an unsettling, discordant tension. The collection is introduced with an editorial preface that situates Owen's tragically short life — he was killed in action just one week before the Armistice in 1918 — within the broader literary and historical context of the war. Mournful, furious, and deeply compassionate, this body of work stands as an enduring testament to the human cost of conflict and remains essential reading in the canon of English literature.
Author: Wilfred Owen
Format: Paperback
Published: 1971, Chatto & Windus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image, spine slightly curved in,, previous owner name as sticker on front page
A landmark collection of First World War poetry, The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen gathers the complete verse of one of the most powerful and haunting voices to emerge from the trenches of the Western Front. Owen's work chronicles the brutal realities of modern warfare with unflinching honesty, dismantling the romanticized notions of glory and heroism that pervaded the public consciousness of his era. Poems such as Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth illustrate the physical and psychological devastation of combat through visceral imagery and Owen's masterful use of pararhyme, a technique that lends his verse an unsettling, discordant tension. The collection is introduced with an editorial preface that situates Owen's tragically short life — he was killed in action just one week before the Armistice in 1918 — within the broader literary and historical context of the war. Mournful, furious, and deeply compassionate, this body of work stands as an enduring testament to the human cost of conflict and remains essential reading in the canon of English literature.