The Second World War has shaped the modern world more than any other single event. This generous and haunting selection of English-language and translated poems includes verse written by servicemen who participated in the war - Keith Douglas,Alun Lewis,Randall Jarrell - as well as by survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust - Primo Levi,Nelly Sachs,Paul Celan - and civilians across Europe and beyond. It features work by important women poets - Elizabeth Bishop,H.D.,Anna Akhmatova - exiles such as W. H. Auden and Berthold Brecht,and writers reporting from London,Paris,Warsaw,Moscow and New York,dealing with the terrifying impact and legacy of the conflict. Presented with a historical critical introduction and biographical notes,the result is a vital lyric testimony to the tragic global theatre of the war.
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571382606Number of pages: 384Weight: 319 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mmEdition: Main
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