Selected Poems by Edmund Blunden
This selection, drawing on a wide range of subject matter, emphasizes Blunden's gift for precise, delicate observation and his mastery of diverse poetic form. His first poem appeared in 1914; The Shepherd in 1922 made his reputation. We can now see him as one of the best Georgians, a man deeply acquainted with that tradition of English poetry which includes Clare-of whose work he was a pioneering editor-and Hardy, and advancing it in his work. Yet the picture that emerges from this edition will unsettle a reader's expectations of the pleasantly pastoral, revealing a poet of quiet authority and haunting imagination.The compiler of this selection, Robyn Marsack, is an editor and translator living in Glasgow. She has also edited a collection of Thomas Bewick's wood-engravings for the Fyfield series.
Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) grew up in Kent and went to school in Sussex at Christ's Hospital; these were the formative landscapes of his boyhood. He joined the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1915, serving in France and Flanders. His collection The Shepherd (1922) made his reputation as a poet; his classic account of his military service, Undertones of War (1928) was written while he was teaching in Japan. He made his living by writing and editing, with two extended periods of teaching: as a Fellow of Merton College 1931-42, and as Professor of English at the University of Hong Kong 1953-64. He received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1956, and was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford 1966-68. His passions were poetry, book collecting, cricket, and the English countryside; he was haunted by his war experience all his life.
Robyn Marsack edited the first edition of Edmund Blunden's Selected Poems in 1982. She became Director of the Scottish Poetry Library 2000-2016 and was a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the University of Glasgow 2016-2018.
Robyn Marsack edited the first edition of Edmund Blunden's Selected Poems in 1982. She became Director of the Scottish Poetry Library 2000-2016 and was a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at the University of Glasgow 2016-2018.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856354250 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856354252 |
| Title | Selected Poems |
| Author | Edmund Blunden |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1982-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 136 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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