The Oxford Book of War Poetry

by Jon Stallworthy

Book Overview

There can be no area of human experience that has generated a wider range of powerful feelings than war. The 250 poems included in this acclaimed anthology span centuries of human conflict - from David's lament for Saul and Jonathan, and Homer's Iliad, to the finest poems of the Second World War, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and El Salvador, as well as the chilling visions of the 'Next War'. Reflecting the feelings of authors as diverse as Virgil, Daniel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192141252
• ISBN13: 9780192141255
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Selection of poems

The book provides a great selection of poems, organized by date. The introduction is also very interesting, even if you don't have much knowledge about war poetry, the introduction gives you a lot of information about it.