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Delphi Collected Works of Siegfried Sassoon Illustrated - cover

Delphi Collected Works of Siegfried Sassoon Illustrated

Siegfried Sassoon

Publisher: Delphi Publishing Ltd

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One of the leading poets of the First World War, Siegfried Sassoon is best remembered for his angry and compassionate poems, winning him public and critical acclaim. His vivid depictions of the trenches helped expose the stark realities of the front lines, challenging the romanticised notions of heroism that were prevalent at the time. Sassoon was also an accomplished writer of fictionalised autobiographies, which were celebrated for their evocation of English country life and modernist technique. Today, Sassoon’s work remains relevant due to its unflinching portrayal of the psychological and physical demands of war, offering a timeless portrait of the enduring cost of the Great War on both individuals and society at large. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This eBook presents Sassoon’s collected works, with rare texts, illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sassoon’s life and works* Concise introduction to his life and poetry* Images of how the poetry books and novels were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Almost the complete poetry — only one minor collection (Vigils) cannot appear due to US copyright restrictions* Many rare poems digitised here for the first time* Excellent formatting of the poems* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Easily locate the poems you want to read* Includes the first novel of the Sherston Trilogy — a celebrated classic of English prose literature* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

 
Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, Sassoon’s other five novels cannot appear in this edition. When new works enter the public domain, they will be added to the collection as a free update.

 
CONTENTS:

 
The Life and Poetry of Siegfried SassoonBrief Introduction: Siegfried SassoonThe Daffodil Murderer (1913)The Old Huntsman and Other Poems (1917)Counter-Attack and Other Poems (1918)Picture-Show (1919)War Poems (1919)Satirical Poems (1926)The Heart’s Journey (1928)Poems by Pinchbeck Lyre (1931)The Road to Ruin (1933)Rhymed Ruminations (1940)Sequences (1956)Lenten Illuminations (1959)The Path to Peace (1960)

 
The PoemsList of Poems in Chronological OrderList of Poems in Alphabetical Order

 
The Sherston TrilogyMemoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man (1928)
Available since: 11/09/2024.
Print length: 1035 pages.

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