The Red Sweet Wine Of Youth
The Brave and Brief Lives of the War Poets
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- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
The poetry that emerged from the trenches of WWI is a remarkable body of work, at once political manifesto and literary beacon for the twentieth century. In this passionate recreation of the lives of the greatest poets to come out of the conflict, Nicholas Murray brilliantly reveals the men themselves as well as the struggle of the artist to live fully and to bear witness in the annihilating squalor of battle.
Bringing into sharp focus the human detail of each life, using journals, le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349121437 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349121435 |
| Author: | Nicholas Murray |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 260mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Murray is the best kind of literary biographer … A rich and compelling patchwork of responses to the conflict - Financial Times - David Evans
With lightly worn learning and considerable erudition, The Red Sweet Wine of Youth recuperates lesser-known writers such as Julian Grenfell and TE Hulme, and situates them alongside Wilfred Owen and Seigfried Sassoon … A fine account of the poetic sensibility of the period - Daily Telegraph - Thomas MarksAbout The Author
Nicholas Murray
Nicholas Murray is the acclaimed biographer of Victorian poet and critic Matthew Arnold (Hodder), Andrew Marvell, Aldous Huxley and Kafka and, most recently, a book about Victorian travel, A Corkscrew is Most Useful.
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