Isaac Rosenberg by Vivien Noakes

Isaac Rosenberg by Vivien Noakes

This volume, part of the the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series, presents all of the surviving writings of Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918): poetry, plays, prose works, and letters. The book also provides a commentary giving details of the composition and publication of the poems and plays and throws light on the people, places, and incidents described in both these and the letters. An introduction places the collection in context and a chronological table describes the main events of his life. There are also examples of his paintings and drawings.Although best known as a war poet, most of Rosenberg's work pre-dates the war. The son of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, he grew up in London's East End. Financially impoverished, he nevertheless lived in a society that valued artistic creativity - among his friends were Mark Gertler and David Bomberg. He was a painter as well as a poet, and studied at the Slade School of Art. He knew many of the leading poets of the day, and his letters, in particular those to Edward Marsh and Gordon Bottomley, throw fascinating light on his own poetic creativitiy and the response to his work of those around him.In both his letters and prose works we find an insightful commentator on both poetry and painting. Though never a member of any movement, he was aware of the issues that preoccupied the artistic circles of his day. His artistic independence gives both power and insight to his work.

[a] useful critical commentary is tucked away neatly at the end of the book, adding greatly to the volume's readability while still providing scholarly information for those who want it* Peter Parker, Times Literary Supplement *
...definitive critical edition of the poems, plays and letters of unjustly neglected voice from the trenches of the first world war. * Adam Newey The Guardian *

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ISBN 13	9780199553402
ISBN 10	0199553408
Title	Isaac Rosenberg
Author	Vivien Noakes
Series	21st-Century Oxford Authors
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2008-11-06
Number of pages	494
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