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Ronald Levin's talk on the poetry of the First War aims at correcting some of the assumptions and oversimplifications that are usually made about the war literature. It should be seen not as a deve...loping pattern but rather as describing a series of individual experiences. All the war poetry was characterised by the youthfulness of the writers and the innocent immediacy of their response. Its force derives from its vivid communication of the nature of war.
Ronald Levin's talk on the poetry of the First War aims at correcting some of the assumptions and oversimplifications that are usually made about the war literature. It should be seen not as a deve...loping pattern but rather as describing a series of individual experiences. All the war poetry was characterised by the youthfulness of the writers and the innocent immediacy of their response. Its force derives from its vivid communication of the nature of war.
| Module code and title: | A301, War and society |
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| Item code: | A301; 08 |
| Recording date: | 1972-05-12 |
| First transmission date: | 25-05-1973 |
| Published: | 1973 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:32 |
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| Producer: | Patricia Hodgson |
| Contributors: | Hugh Dickson; Ronald Levin; Andrew Sachs |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | First World War; Poetry; Style; Writers |
| Master spool number: | TLN24FM508J |
| Production number: | TLN24FM508J |
| Available to public: | no |
