Re:Wilfred Owen: Bugle marks centenary of war poet's death
by barrow-rider on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:14AM
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Everyone seems to harp on ‘Dulce et Decorum Est' -- presumably because they had to read it in an English class at some point -- but I always rally liked 'Futility'. It's like you can hear Owen losing his faith in God.
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Re:Wilfred Owen: Bugle marks centenary of war poet's death
by JamesLeonis on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:42AM
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I have English class to thank for showing me his work. I ended up picking up a book of his poetry soon after.
What struck me is his stark change from a Romantic poet to his Wartime poetry. I would like to add the cynicism in "Inspection" as a companion to "Futility" to mirror the loss of faith.