Owen and Sassoon
The Edinburgh Poems
Siegfried Sassoon author Wilfred Owen author Neil McLennan editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Birlinn General
Published:3rd Nov '22
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Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, both suffering from shell shock, were sent to convalesce at Craiglockhart hospital in Edinburgh in 1917. Owen, who referred to himself as the ‘poet’s poet’ was unpublished at the time. It was the influence and encouragement of Sassoon during this period that shaped Owen’s work. Sassoon was also instrumental in publishing Owen’s work posthumously after the war.
Here for the first time, collected in a single volume are the poems, written in Edinburgh, of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. These Edinburgh poems highlight the significance of the time these poets spent together in and around the city.
'A fascinating new book reveal[ing] the major role Scotland's capital city played in the life, works and relationship between First World War poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon'
* The Herald *'A good read this Christmas'
* Edinburgh Life *'explores the effects the city and its people had on both Owen and Sassoon, and the influence they had on each other'
* History ScotlaISBN: 9781846976209
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 9mm
Weight: 121g
112 pages