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Unit 7 : World War I

Regeneration and Poetry

 

Topics/Questions:

How does one resolve the conflict between duty and personal responsibility?

How do various poets use their poems to reflect their attitude toward World War I?

How does an author fictionalize historical fact?

How do various poets use their art to respond to World War I?

How does the World War I poetry compare with Nash’s artwork from World War I? 


 

Character List

 

Siegfried Sassoon

Dr. W.H.R. Rivers

Billy Prior

David Burns

Wilfred Owen

Anderson

Sarah Lumb

Dr. Lewis Yealland

Robert Graves

 

Characters

 

Background Info

 

Author:

Pat Barker

 

Biography

Books Written

General Info

 

Time Period:

World War I

 

General Info

Documents

Links

 

Amazon.Com

Movie

 

Poems

 

“Counter Attack”

“Suicide In The Trenches”

 

 

 

“Dluce Et Decorum Est”

“Anthem for a Doomed Youth”

 

 

“A Dead Boche”

“Two Fusiliers”

Background Info

 

Authors:

Siegfried Sasson

 

Biography

Poems

 

 

Wilfred Owen

 

Biography

Poems

 

 

Robert Graves

 

Robert Graves Trust

Biography

 

Time Period:

World War I

 

General Info

Documents

Links

 

Modern History Sourcebook

World War I Poetry