July 12, 2014

What is important about poetry from the First World War? + Santanu Das on First World War poetry


What is important about poetry from the First World War? Source: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press). Date Published: June 23, 2014. Description:
As we approach the centenary, Jon Stallworthy looks at what was significant about the First World War in marking such a major shift in war poetry. From Julian Grenfell to Wilfred Owen, he maps the change in attitudes to the horrors they witnessed.


Santanu Das on First World War poetry. Source: Cambridge Academic Books. Date Published: June 26, 2014. Description:
In the run up to the centenary of the First World War Santanu Das talks about his efforts to 'broaden the canvas of First World War poetry' with the work he did for the recent Cambridge Companion to the First World War. In this interview Santanu also discusses the power of war poetry, and what important new directions the study of First World War poetry is branching in to.