Poets of World War I: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets) (Part 1)

these Research And Study Guides Are The Perfect Introduction To Critical Analysis Of The Greatest Poets Throughout History. Each Book Covers Three To Six Poems, Offering A Variety Of Viewpoints By Different Critics On The Important Aspects Of Each Work. The Series Is Edited By Yale University Professor And Leading Literary Critic Harold Bloom, Who Provides Additional Analysis Of The Texts. The Ideal Aid To All Students, Bloom's Major Poets Is A Definitive Guide For Independent Study And A Single Source For Footnoting Essays And Research Papers. school Library Journal gr 7-up Bloom's Introduction Is Little More Than The Scribbled Notes For A Dry Professorial Aside On The Featured Poets. However, There Is Much To Recommend This Book. It Gathers In One Volume The Essential Elements Necessary For Research On Owen And/or Rosenberg. The Materials Are Well Chosen And Effectively Edited To Give Students A Taste Of The Sweet Rewards Of More Serious Research. Touched On Specifically Are Eight Poems (four By Each Poet), And Each Selection Is Given A Thematic Analysis, Followed By Criticism Supplied In The Form Of Excerpted Essays By Dylan Thomas, Ted Hughes, And Philip Larkin, As Well As Many Other Important Modernists. -herman Sutter, Saint Agnes Academy, Houston, Tx Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Machine generated contents note: Biography of Wilfred Owen Thematic Analysis of"Dulce et Decorum Est" Critical Views on "Dulce et Decorum Est" Edmund Blunden: Wilfred Owen on His Vision of War Desmond Graham on Narrative Distance Mark Van Doren on the Pity of War Thematic Analysis of "Strange Meeting" Critical Views on "Strange Meeting" Dylan Thomas on Owen's Development as a Poet Ted Hughes on the Legacy of Owen Elliott B. Gose Jr. on Universality in "Strange Meeting" Dominic Hibberd on Owen's Other Thematic Analysis of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" Critical Views on "Anthem for Doomed Youth" Philip Larkin Reviews The Collected Poems Siegfried Sassoon on Meeting Wilfred Owen Jon Silken on Owen and Consolation in "Anthem for Doomed Youth" Dominic Hibberd on Owen's Romantic Inheritance David Daiches on Owen and Language Thematic Analysis of "Futility" Critical Viws on "Futility" C. Day Lewis on Owen's Reaction to the War Gertrude M. White on War as a Violation of Nature Arthur E. Lane on "Futility" D. S. R. Welland on Owen's Use of Half-Rhyme Biography of Isaac Rosenberg Thematic Analysis of "The Dead Heroes" Critical Views on "The Dead Heroes" Bernard Bergonzi on Rosenberg Versus Other War Poets Horace Gregory on Rosenberg's Isolation David Daiches on Rosenberg's Place in English Poetry Thematic Analysis of "Break of Day in the Trenches" Critical Views on "Break of Day in the Trenches" Siegfried Sassoon on Rosenberg's Experimentation with Language D. W. Harding on the Dialectical Imagination Jean Moorcroft Wilson on Rosenberg's Paintings Matt Simpson on Reading "Break of Day" Thematic Analyis of "Dead Man's Dump" Critical Views on "Dead Man's Dump" Rosenberg Lectures on Art Marius Bewley on Rosenberg's Strengths Compared to Wilfred Owen Jean Liddiard on the Half-Used Life Desmond Graham on Rosenberg Between Life and Death Jon Silken and the "Idea" in Rosenberg Thematic Analyis of "A Worm Fed on the Heart of Corinth" Critical Views on "A Worm Fed on the Heart of Corinth" Joseph Cohen on the Fall of Empire Paul Fussell on the Life of Isaac Rosenberg Jean Liddiard on the Practical Problems Rosenberg Overcame Works by the Poets of World War I Works About World War I Poets Index of Themes and Ideas. Contents......Page 6 User’s Guide......Page 8 Editor’s Note......Page 9 Introduction......Page 10 Biography of Wilfred Owen......Page 12 “Dulce et Decorum Est”......Page 15 “Strange Meeting”......Page 23 “Anthem for Doomed Youth”......Page 37 “Futility”......Page 53 Isaac Rosenberg......Page 64 “The Dead Heroes”......Page 66 “Break of Day in the Trenches”......Page 75 “Dead Man’s Dump”......Page 84 “A Worm Fed on the Heart of Corinth”......Page 100 Works by the Poets of World War I......Page 107 Works About World War I Poets......Page 108 Index of Themes and Ideas......Page 111 -- User's guide -- A comprehensive biography of the poet -- Detailed thematic analysis of each poem -- Extracts from major critical essays that discuss important aspects of each poem -- A complete bibliography of the writer's poetic works -- A list of critical works about the poet and his works -- An index of themes and ideas in the author's work Essays discuss the major themes of poetry written by Wilfred Owen and Isaac Rosenberg during World War I