War Poems - Siegfried Sassoon - Dover Thrift Editions

War Poems by Siegfried Sassoon brings together a selection of the poet’s writing from the First World War. This paperback volume is published as part of the Dover Thrift Editions series.

Key details

• Author: Siegfried Sassoon
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• ISBN: 9780486826820

Synopsis

Written against the backdrop of trench warfare in France, this collection presents Sassoon as an English soldier-poet who became known for opposing the war and for the sharp, critical edge of his verse. The poems are epigrammatic and satirical in style, confronting the brutality and perceived pointlessness of the Great War with directness that shocked many early readers.

Several pieces were composed while Sassoon was recovering in hospital from battle wounds, and the volume includes more than 80 works. Featured poems include “Counter-Attack”, “They”, “The General”, and “Base Details”.

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