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The Oxford book of war poetry

2008
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Reflecting the feelings of poets as diverse as Virgil, Daniel Defoe and Emily Dickinson, and spanning centuries of human experience from Homer's 'Iliad' to the present day, the 250 poems in this collection illustrate the shift in social awareness from the celebratory war-song to modern reflections.
Main title:
The Oxford book of war poetry / chosen and edited by Jon Stallworthy.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
xxxi, 358 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1984.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199554539 (pbk)
Local class:
821.0080358
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
292542
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