In Defence of the Realm

The Poetry of World Wars I & II; A Critical Study

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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'In Defence of the Realm: The Poetry of World Wars I & II; A CriticalStudy', is the first book to examine both wars' poetry in one volume, tothe advantage of both. Set against their literary and historical backgroundsmany lesser-known but excellent poets are critically assessed next to the'known greats' (e.g. Owen & Sassoon, Douglas &Keyes) to show the rangeand quality of writing across the services and eras. Comprehensive, challengingand well-researched, this is a book for lovers of history, poetry and theesoteric; and for students from A-level to post-graduate level.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-07-29
Mått129 x 198 x 43 mm
Vikt524 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor608
FörlagThe Conrad Press
ISBN9781917673006

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Dr. Richard Ormrod is a semi-retired academic who has taughtfor the Open University and continues to teach Creative Writing to adults underthe auspices of Rye Arts Festival, to which he has also given a number ofpublic lectures. He is a published biographer, journalist, reviewer and poet;and now also a literary critic. His first volume of sole-authored poetryappeared in 2025, with a second volume scheduled to appear soon.

ContentsDedicated 3General Introduction. 6World War 1: Introduction. 12Chapter 1: 16Established Writers and Non-Combatants. 16Chapter 2: 49“Into cleanness leaping…”: 49Early Patriotism. 49Chapter 3: 60Trench Warfare: The Realities. 60Chapter 4: 87All Abram’s Sons. 87Chapter 5: 103Armistice and After. 103World War II. 118World War II: Introduction. 119Chapter 6 121Established Writers and Non-Combatants. 121Chapter 7 152The War in the Air. 152Chapter 8 217The War at Sea. 217Chapter 9 262The Italian Campaign & Other Fronts. 262Chapter 10 315El Alamein; North & East Africa Campaigns. 315Chapter 11: 376POWs. 376Chapter 12 401The War at Home: 401Civil Defence, Home Guard, the BBC. 401Chapter 13 447Army and Naval Intelligence. 447Chapter 14 478Changes in Attitude/Imagery/Prosody Between the Poetsof the Two World Wars. 478Chapter 15 502David Jones, In Parenthesis 502(“a shape in words”). 502Chapter 16 560Retrospective Perspectives: Larkin, Owen Shears, Ted Hughes,Ciaran Carson, etc. 560ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 575Index 579