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Fall In, Ghosts
Edmund Blunden
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Description for Fall In, Ghosts
Paperback. This selection of Blunden's prose about the First World War includes the complete text of De bello germanico, his first, lively sketch of the war as he lived it in 1916. Editor(s): Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Edmund Blunden (1896 - 1974) moved among the ghosts of the Great War every day of his long life, having survived the battles of Ypres and the Somme. His classic prose memoir, Undertones of War, and his early edition of Wilfred Owen's poems were just two examples of the ways in which he sought to convey his war experience, and to keep faith with his comrades in arms. His poetry is suffused by this experience, and he was haunted by it throughout his writing life, as the men with whom he had served gradually joined the ranks of the departed. ... Read more
Edmund Blunden (1896 - 1974) moved among the ghosts of the Great War every day of his long life, having survived the battles of Ypres and the Somme. His classic prose memoir, Undertones of War, and his early edition of Wilfred Owen's poems were just two examples of the ways in which he sought to convey his war experience, and to keep faith with his comrades in arms. His poetry is suffused by this experience, and he was haunted by it throughout his writing life, as the men with whom he had served gradually joined the ranks of the departed. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
231g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847772114
SKU
V9781847772114
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About Edmund Blunden
Edmund Charles Blunden (1 November 1896 - 20 January 1974), was an English poet, author and critic. Like his friend Siegfried Sassoon, he wrote of his experiences in World War I in both verse and prose. For most of his career, Blunden was also a reviewer for English publications and an academic in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. ... Read more
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