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Há 1 dia · In Undertones of War, one of the finest autobiographies to come out of World War I, the acclaimed poet Edmund Blunden records his devastating experiences in combat. After enlisting at the age of twenty, he took part in the disastrous battles at the Somme, Ypres, and Passchendaele, describing them as “murder, not only to the troops but to their singing faiths and hopes.”
A Swan, A Man is a setting of a poem by Edmund Blunden (1896-1974), for baritone voice and piano. Blunden served in the First World War, seeing continuous action in the front line. He subsequently worked as a poet and writer, and became Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford.
Há 5 dias · Books such as Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves (1929) and Undertones of War by Edmund Blunden (1928) revealed the experience of war to be immeasurably harsh, essentially tragic and unredeemed by any greater purpose or meaning. Autobiographical. A Farewell to Arms shares this understanding of conflict.
Há 2 dias · Download. IN THE ROSE-GARDEN by ROLAND LEIGHTON Dew on the pink-flushed petals; Roseate wings unfurled; What can, I thought, be fairer In all the world? Steps that were fain but faltered (What could she else have done?) Passed from the arbour's shadow Into the sun. Noon and a scented glory, Golden and pink and red; 'What after all are roses To ...
Há 5 dias · Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts, a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, with its notable ...
Há 3 dias · Revived interest Clare was relatively forgotten in the later 19th century, but interest in his work was revived by Arthur Symons in 1908, Edmund Blunden in 1920 and John and Anne Tibble in their ground-breaking 1935 two-volume edition, while in 1949 Geoffrey Grigson edited as Poems of John Clare's Madness (published by Routledge and Kegan Paul).
Há 9 horas · Smorgasbord Short Stories – Life’s Rich Tapestry – #Fantasy – A Moment of Alignment by Sally Cronin. Posted on June 1, 2024 by Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. Over the coming weeks I will be sharing stories from my collections and this is another story from Life’s Rich Tapestry a poetry, flash fiction and short story ...
