War Poems

by John Hollander

Book Overview

From Homer and Virgil to Byron and Yeats, from Shelley and Whitman to Auden and Stevens, from ancient China's anonymous bards to Poland's Mickiewicz and Israel's Amichai, poets of all times, places,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375407901
• ISBN13: 9780375407901
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Memorable and Moving

This anthology has something for every poetic taste. From the epic heroism of The Iliad , to the sorrowing irony of " After Blenham ", to the heart stopping horror of " The Death of The Ball Turret Gunner ". There are 115 poems witten by soldiers , poets , authors ; both famous and obscure. Thoughtfully edited in a way to ultimately frame a fine tribute to the soldier across the ages. An interest in military history could be helpful for the sake of context ,although the strength of the collection is not in the history , but in the humanity.

Eclectic collection of poems about war

Good survey of the poetic reaction to war from the Illiad to Wallace Stevens.