Edward Thomas: Selected Poems
Matthew Hollis (ed.)
Edward Thomas: Selected Poems
When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished. But in the years since his death, his work has come to be cherished for its rare, sustained vision of the natural world and as ‘a mirror of England’ (Walter de la Mare).
4.3 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
Poetry |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Pages |
80 |
| RRP |
£9.99 |
| Date of Publication |
August 2011 |
| ISBN |
978-0571235698 |
| Publisher |
Faber and Faber |
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When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished. But in the years since his death, his work has come to be cherished for its rare, sustained vision of the natural world and as ‘a mirror of England’ (Walter de la Mare).
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Reviews
The Independent on Sunday
Lesley McDowell
"Matthew Hollis introduces us to some sublime poems, and also some very moving prose."
14/08/2011
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The Guardian
Adam Newey
"For those who don't know Thomas, this is an excellent introduction to the work of arguably the most influential English poet of the 20th century; and for those who already love him, the perspectives cast by the prose pieces are invaluable."
19/08/2011
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The Times
Paul Dunn
"Selected Poems is a welcome companion [to NOW ALL ROADS LEAD TO FRANCE] and something of a misnomer as it contains much of the prose discussed in the biography and reworked into verse. It is fascinating to compare, say, the prose piece The White Horse, about a pub near Thomas’s Hampshire home, with Up in the Wind, the poem that it became."
13/08/2011
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