24%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Wilfred Owen
Guy Cuthbertson
€ 25.99
€ 19.76
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Wilfred Owen
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite his famous misgivings about the war's rationale and conduct. He left behind a body of poetry that sensitively captured the pity, rage, valor, and futility of the conflict.
In this new biography Guy Cuthbertson provides a fresh account of Owen's life and formative influences: the lower-middle-class childhood that he tried to escape; the places he lived in, from Birkenhead to Bordeaux; his class anxieties ... Read more
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite his famous misgivings about the war's rationale and conduct. He left behind a body of poetry that sensitively captured the pity, rage, valor, and futility of the conflict.
In this new biography Guy Cuthbertson provides a fresh account of Owen's life and formative influences: the lower-middle-class childhood that he tried to escape; the places he lived in, from Birkenhead to Bordeaux; his class anxieties ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300216158
SKU
V9780300216158
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Guy Cuthbertson
Guy Cuthbertson is senior lecturer in English literature at Liverpool Hope University and an expert on the First World War poets.
Reviews for Wilfred Owen
“In this compassionate and moving biography, Cuthbertson lifts the lid on Owen’s early years and their impact on his work… While his boyishness nurtured his verse, his writing was mature and sophisticated, and Cuthbertson scrutinises this relationship wonderfully.—Julia Richardson, Daily Mail
Julia Richardson
Daily Mail
Julia Richardson
Daily Mail