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Ivor Gurney Book order (chronological)
Ivor Gurney was a composer and author whose work delves into profound emotional and psychological landscapes. His early musical training laid the groundwork for a remarkable talent, though his artistic journey was often marked by internal struggles. Gurney's poetry, forged in the crucible of World War I, possesses a raw honesty and poignant sensitivity, capturing both personal suffering and the broader human experience. His prose, much like his music, grapples with the tension between creative intensity and a fragile psyche, making him a unique and affecting literary figure.
The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry - Second Edition
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
This fine collection brings together a comprehensive selection, and in his informative introduction Jon Silkin traces the changing mood of the poets - from patriotism through anger and compassion to an active desire for social change. The work of Sassoon, Owen, Blunden and Rosenberg is well represented, but also included are less familiar war poets, such as Hardy and Lawrence, war poems written by women poets and translations of verse from Germany, France, Italy and Russia. The shattering, ironic realism, tenderness and regret reflected in these poems encompass the waste and violence war.