Wilfred Owen  An Illustrated Life  Jane Potter  Jane Potter
Distributed for Bodleian Library, University of Oxford  With a
Preface by Jon Stallworthy 144 pages | 60 color plates | 6 x 8 |
© 2014 Cloth $25.00 ISBN: 9781851243945 Published September 2014
For sale in North America only Wilfred Owen is the “Poet of
Pity,” whose realistic portrayals of war gave voice to the
soldier wounded, captured, or killed—not just in the Great War
but in every war since, so great is the evocative power of his
work. Although he saw only five poems published during his
lifetime, Owen left behind a wealth of letters and poetry that
together form a powerful legacy. This generously illustrated
book tells the story of Owen’s life and work, from his birth in
1893 to his tragic death just one week before the signing of the
armistice that would end the war. The shocking realism of poems
such as “Strange Meeting” and the angry disillusionment of
“Anthem for Doomed Youth” reveal Owen’s transformation from a
romantic youth steeped in th