Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher: Cambridge : University Press
ISBN:
Category : English letters
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Letters of Charles Sorley
Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher: Cambridge : University Press
ISBN:
Category : English letters
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge : University Press
ISBN:
Category : English letters
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
It Is Easy to Be Dead
Author: Neil McPherson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786820102
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
It Is Easy To Be Dead tells the story of war poet Charles Sorley's brief life through his work and music and songs from some of the greatest composers of the period. Born in Aberdeen, Sorley was studying in Germany when the First World War broke out and was briefly imprisoned as an enemy alien. He was one of the first to join the army in 1914. Killed in action a year later at the age of 20, his poems are among the most ambivalent, profound and moving war poetry ever written. Nominated for seven OffWestEnd Awards following it's run at The Finborough and transferred to Trafalgar Studios Nov 16.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786820102
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
It Is Easy To Be Dead tells the story of war poet Charles Sorley's brief life through his work and music and songs from some of the greatest composers of the period. Born in Aberdeen, Sorley was studying in Germany when the First World War broke out and was briefly imprisoned as an enemy alien. He was one of the first to join the army in 1914. Killed in action a year later at the age of 20, his poems are among the most ambivalent, profound and moving war poetry ever written. Nominated for seven OffWestEnd Awards following it's run at The Finborough and transferred to Trafalgar Studios Nov 16.
The Collected Letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley
Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Death and the Downs
Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher: Yogh & Thorn Press
ISBN: 9780922558476
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Charles Hamilton Sorley's poetic career was cut short when he was killed by a sniper's bullet in the Battle of Loos in 1915. He was 20 years old. Robert Graves called Sorley one of the three important poets killed in World War I. Although Sorley's war-related poems continue to appear in many anthologies, his collected poems have been unavailable for many decades. Sorley's nature poems about the Wiltshire landscape, and his thoughtful poems and letters, engaging him with classical and Biblical texts, Goethe, Ibsen, Jefferies, Masefield, Hardy and other writers, show a young poet of discernment and promise. Sorley's war poems are skeptical of the folly of war and refute the war fever of his era. This annotated edition was prepared to help today's reader navigate the cultural terrain of Britain during World War I. Footnotes include unfamiliar terms, place names, historic references, classical and Biblical allusions. Additional materials include biographical notes, an annotated checklist of critical reception of Sorley's writing, juvenilia, and selected letters.
Publisher: Yogh & Thorn Press
ISBN: 9780922558476
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Charles Hamilton Sorley's poetic career was cut short when he was killed by a sniper's bullet in the Battle of Loos in 1915. He was 20 years old. Robert Graves called Sorley one of the three important poets killed in World War I. Although Sorley's war-related poems continue to appear in many anthologies, his collected poems have been unavailable for many decades. Sorley's nature poems about the Wiltshire landscape, and his thoughtful poems and letters, engaging him with classical and Biblical texts, Goethe, Ibsen, Jefferies, Masefield, Hardy and other writers, show a young poet of discernment and promise. Sorley's war poems are skeptical of the folly of war and refute the war fever of his era. This annotated edition was prepared to help today's reader navigate the cultural terrain of Britain during World War I. Footnotes include unfamiliar terms, place names, historic references, classical and Biblical allusions. Additional materials include biographical notes, an annotated checklist of critical reception of Sorley's writing, juvenilia, and selected letters.
The Letters of Charles Sorley
Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Delve into the poignant story of Charles Hamilton Sorley, a valiant British Army captain and Scottish war poet whose life was tragically cut short in the midst of the First World War. Through a collection of his heartfelt letters and a personal autobiography, this book unveils the inner workings of a remarkable individual. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Sorley's journey took him from the halls of Cambridge to the battlefields of France. With his poetic prowess and unwavering sense of duty, he painted vivid images of the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Delve into the poignant story of Charles Hamilton Sorley, a valiant British Army captain and Scottish war poet whose life was tragically cut short in the midst of the First World War. Through a collection of his heartfelt letters and a personal autobiography, this book unveils the inner workings of a remarkable individual. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Sorley's journey took him from the halls of Cambridge to the battlefields of France. With his poetic prowess and unwavering sense of duty, he painted vivid images of the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit.
The Poems and Selected Letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley
Author: Charles Hamilton Sorley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Posthumous Lives
Author: Bette London
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501762362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Posthumous Lives explores the shifting significance of public and private efforts to commemorate British soldiers killed in World War I—as well as the less well-remembered casualties of the war, including Voluntary Aid Detachments, nurses, conscientious objectors, civilians, and soldiers executed for desertion or cowardice—and the compelling hold the First World War has had on the British imagination for more than a century. By using the concept of the posthumous life—the attempt to extend the presence of the dead into the lives of the living—Bette London demonstrates how this idea came to shape Britain's First World War memory practices and rituals. London draws on a diverse range of source materials—from sentimental memorabilia books commissioned by bereaved families and canonical works of literature and art by Virginia Woolf, Wilfred Owen, and Sir Edwin Lutyens to centenary memorials and commemorative art installations—to uncover the surprising connections between memorialization practices, war writing, and modernism. Spanning the century from the middle of World War I to its centenary celebrations, Posthumous Lives illuminates, in a deeply moving narrative, how the dead are remembered to meet the shifting needs of the living.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501762362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Posthumous Lives explores the shifting significance of public and private efforts to commemorate British soldiers killed in World War I—as well as the less well-remembered casualties of the war, including Voluntary Aid Detachments, nurses, conscientious objectors, civilians, and soldiers executed for desertion or cowardice—and the compelling hold the First World War has had on the British imagination for more than a century. By using the concept of the posthumous life—the attempt to extend the presence of the dead into the lives of the living—Bette London demonstrates how this idea came to shape Britain's First World War memory practices and rituals. London draws on a diverse range of source materials—from sentimental memorabilia books commissioned by bereaved families and canonical works of literature and art by Virginia Woolf, Wilfred Owen, and Sir Edwin Lutyens to centenary memorials and commemorative art installations—to uncover the surprising connections between memorialization practices, war writing, and modernism. Spanning the century from the middle of World War I to its centenary celebrations, Posthumous Lives illuminates, in a deeply moving narrative, how the dead are remembered to meet the shifting needs of the living.
Marlborough
Author: Charles Hamiliton Sorley
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019825686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biography of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, offers a fresh perspective on one of England's most celebrated military commanders. Sorley delves into Marlborough's personal life, political views, and military strategies, revealing a complex and fascinating character. He also analyzes the historical context of Marlborough's campaigns, and their legacy in military theory and practice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019825686
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biography of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, offers a fresh perspective on one of England's most celebrated military commanders. Sorley delves into Marlborough's personal life, political views, and military strategies, revealing a complex and fascinating character. He also analyzes the historical context of Marlborough's campaigns, and their legacy in military theory and practice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Anti-Sport Sentiments in Literature
Author: John Bale
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134100485
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature. The book commences with a review of exiting pro- and anti-sport discourses and then proceeds to examine, in turn, the written works of five eminent authors, excavating from their writings their anti-sports rhetorics. These writers are Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), Charles Hamilton Sorley, Jerome K. Jerome, John Betjeman and Alan Sillitoe. In its conclusion, the book draws together the broad themes discussed in the preceding chapters. Innovative in its approach to sport and literature and remarkable for its not having been previously explored in any depth, this book will be of interest to readers from both social sciences and humanities backgrounds.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134100485
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book draws on literature, specifically on the writings of selected novelists and poets to widen an existing anti-sport discourse to include hitherto excluded voices from the world of literature. The book commences with a review of exiting pro- and anti-sport discourses and then proceeds to examine, in turn, the written works of five eminent authors, excavating from their writings their anti-sports rhetorics. These writers are Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), Charles Hamilton Sorley, Jerome K. Jerome, John Betjeman and Alan Sillitoe. In its conclusion, the book draws together the broad themes discussed in the preceding chapters. Innovative in its approach to sport and literature and remarkable for its not having been previously explored in any depth, this book will be of interest to readers from both social sciences and humanities backgrounds.
To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism and Humanism
Author: Rob Riemen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393635872
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
"We are sleepwalking into catastrophe; Riemen wants to wake us up and he does with passion, wisdom, and eloquence." —Simon Schama An international bestseller, To Fight Against This Age consists of two beautifully written, cogent, and urgent essays about the rise of fascism and the ways in which we can combat it. In “The Eternal Return of Fascism,” Rob Riemen explores the theoretical weakness of fascism, which depends on a politics of resentment, the incitement of anger and fear, xenophobia, the need for scapegoats, and its hatred of the life of the mind. He draws on history and philosophy as well as the essays and novels of Thomas Mann and Albert Camus to explain the global resurgence of fascism, often disguised by its false promises of ushering in freedom and greatness. Riemen’s own response to what he sees as the spiritual crisis of our age is articulated in “The Return of Europa,” a moving story about the meaning of European humanism with its universal values of truth, beauty, justice, and love for life—values that are the origin and basis of a democratic civilization. To Fight Against This Age is as timely as it is timeless, to be read by those who want to understand and change the world in which they live.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393635872
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
"We are sleepwalking into catastrophe; Riemen wants to wake us up and he does with passion, wisdom, and eloquence." —Simon Schama An international bestseller, To Fight Against This Age consists of two beautifully written, cogent, and urgent essays about the rise of fascism and the ways in which we can combat it. In “The Eternal Return of Fascism,” Rob Riemen explores the theoretical weakness of fascism, which depends on a politics of resentment, the incitement of anger and fear, xenophobia, the need for scapegoats, and its hatred of the life of the mind. He draws on history and philosophy as well as the essays and novels of Thomas Mann and Albert Camus to explain the global resurgence of fascism, often disguised by its false promises of ushering in freedom and greatness. Riemen’s own response to what he sees as the spiritual crisis of our age is articulated in “The Return of Europa,” a moving story about the meaning of European humanism with its universal values of truth, beauty, justice, and love for life—values that are the origin and basis of a democratic civilization. To Fight Against This Age is as timely as it is timeless, to be read by those who want to understand and change the world in which they live.