Adrian Barlow looks at the impact of World War One poets in the years immediately following the War, in late 20s and early 30s, and as we embark on the 100 year anniversary of the conflict. Adrian Barlow is the President of the English Associat

Poetry of the Empire

Sep 22nd, 2014 43m 54s

World War One was a conflict of empire, not of nation. In this lecture Dr Simon Featherstone looks at four distinctive poets who provide a version of empire that is much more nuanced than the imperial rhetoric of the established canon. Dr Simo

Siegfried Sassoon

Sep 22nd, 2014 51m 3s

Meg Crane looks at the war poems of Siegfried Sassoon, framed by the first and last (non-war) poems of his literary career. Meg Crane is a teacher and President of the Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship.

'Earth Voices Whispering’: Reading Ireland’s Poetry of WWI: An Introduction

Sep 22nd, 2014 59m 33s

Professor Gerald Dawe relates the Irish poetry of World War One to the history of Ireland itself and explores why the first anthology of Irish WW1 Poetry was only published in 2008. Professor Gerald Dawe is the Director of the Oscar Wilde Centr

David Jones

Sep 22nd, 2014 15m 9s

Often overlooked, Dr Stuart Lee introduces David Jones and his seminal work 'In Parenthesis'.

Wilfred Owen

Sep 22nd, 2014 46m 46s

Professor Jon Stallworthy, editor and biographer of Wilfred Owen, introduces one of the most notable poets of World War One.

Isaac Rosenberg: ‘Fierce Imaginings’ – the Private and the Poet

Sep 20th, 2014 58m 30s

Author and editor, Jean Liddiard, presents the life and work of Isaac Rosenberg.

Ivor Gurney: A Poet born out of War

Sep 20th, 2014 55m 31s

Dr Philip Lancaster presents the life of literary musician Ivor Guney, and introduces some the key themes in his poetry. Philip Lancaster is a writer and composer, a leading textual and critical scholar specialising in early twentieth century m

Manuscripts

Sep 20th, 2014 12m 55s

In this short talk Dr Stuart Lee introduces some of the primary sources of World War One poetry: manuscripts. Visit Oxford's online First World War Poetry Digital Archive to explore the manuscripts of the major British World War One poets (http

Poetry vs. History

Sep 20th, 2014 15m

What place do the poets and their work have in the historical analysis of the War? Dr Stuart Lee takes a look at the debate.

‘On your lips my life is hung’: Robert Graves and War

Sep 18th, 2014 48m 31s

Dr Charles Mundye takes a look at how Robert Graves' experiences and feelings about War that influenced his poetic career. Dr Charles Mundye is Head of Academic Development at the Department of Humanities, Sheffield Hallam University. He has r

Women Poets

Sep 18th, 2014 40m 36s

Dr Jane Potter looks at a range of women poets who wrote during, and in the years that followed, World War One. Dr Jane Potter's research and teaching focuses on book and literary history. Her monograph Boys in Khaki, Girls in Print: Women's L

Edward Thomas: Edwardian War Poet

Sep 15th, 2014 51m 51s

Dr Guy Cuthbertson takes an in-depth look at the poet Edward Thomas.

Popular Poetry

Sep 15th, 2014 16m 30s

Dr Stuart Lee discusses the popular poetry of the War years and the formation of the canon in the years that followed.

Georgians and Others

Sep 15th, 2014 17m 8s

Dr Stuart Lee gives a short introduction to the poetry movements that led up to the War.

The Early Poets

Sep 14th, 2014 48m 1s

Dr Alisa Miller looks at the popular poets in the early years of the War and the way that the press and publishing worlds created a commercial culture in support of the conflict. Alisa Miller is Research Fellow at the University of Chichester.

War Poetry

Sep 14th, 2014 47m 43s

Dr Mark Rawlinson explores the relationship between War and War Poetry using Owen's famous 'Preface' as the starting point. Dr Mark Rawlinson is a Reader in English Literature at the University of Leicester, working on nineteenth- and twentieth

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