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Wilfred Owen: The definitive biography of the best-loved war poet
Dominic Hibberd
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Paperback. The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph .. it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 404.
The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph ... it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday
When Wilfred Owen died in 1918 aged 25, only five of his poems had been published. Yet he became one of the most popular poets of the 20th century. For decades his public image was controlled by family and friends, especially his brother Harold who was terrified anyone might think Wilfred ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753817094
SKU
V9780753817094
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99-1
About Dominic Hibberd
Dominic Hibberd has been an acknowledged authority on Wilfred Owen for many years. He was the fourth editor of Owen's war poems, following Siegried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden and Cecil Day Lewis. He taught at Manchester Grammar School and universities in England, the United States and China before settling in an Oxfordshire village, where he is now a full-time author.
Reviews for Wilfred Owen: The definitive biography of the best-loved war poet
Hibberd has probably done more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work...a triumph.... It is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded
Mark Bostridge
Independent on Sunday
At times you feel as if you are there with Owen as he flinches under shellfire or freezes on the exposed slopes of the Somme. He ... Read more
Mark Bostridge
Independent on Sunday
At times you feel as if you are there with Owen as he flinches under shellfire or freezes on the exposed slopes of the Somme. He ... Read more