International Poetry of the First World War

Ranging far beyond the traditional canon this ground-breaking anthology casts a vivid new light on poetic responses to the First World War. Bringing together poems by soldiers and non-combatants patriots and dissenters and from all sides of the conflict across the world <i>International Poetry of the First World War</i>reveals the crucial public role that poetry played in shaping responses to and the legacies of the conflict.<br/> <br/> Across over 150 poems this anthology explores such topics as the following: <br/> - Life at the Front<br/> - Psychological trauma<br/> - Noncombatants and the home front<br/> - Rationalising the war<br/> - Remembering the dead<br/> - Peace and the aftermath of the war<br/> <br/> With contextual notes throughout the book includes poems written by authors from America Australia Austria-Hungary Belgium Canada France Germany Great Britain India Ireland Italy New Zealand Russia and South Africa.