Siegfried Sassoon : soldier, poet, lover, friend /

Siegfried Sassoon : soldier, poet, lover, friend /

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Author / Creator:	Wilson, Jean Moorcroft, author.
Imprint:	New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2014.
Description:	x, 629 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Sassoon, Siegfried, -- 1886-1967. Sassoon, Siegfried, -- 1886-1967. World War (1914-1918) Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography. Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography. Gay men -- Great Britain -- Biography. World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Literature and the war. Gay men. Poets, English. Soldiers. War and literature. Great Britain. Biographies. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9989524

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ISBN:	9781468308525 (hardback) 1468308521 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-610) and index.
Summary:	"Years in the making, biographer and foremost scholar Jean Moorcroft Wilson has written the first complete biography of arguably the greatest English-language war poet, published to coincide with the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War. Hailed as "invaluable" by the Times and "thorough and perceptive" by the Observer, Siegfried Sassoon encompasses the poet's complete life and works, from his patriotic youth that led him to the frontline, and flamboyant love affairs. This single-volume opus also includes never-before-published poems that have only just come to light through the author's work. With over a decade's research, and unparalleled access to Sassoon's private correspondence, Wilson presents the complete portrait, both elegant and heartfelt, of an extraordinary man, and an extraordinary poet"--

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Summary:	Hailed as "invaluable" by the Times and "thorough and perceptive" by the Observer, Siegfried Sassoon encompasses the poet's complete life and works, from his patriotic youth that led him to the frontline, and flamboyant love affairs. This single-volume opus also includes never-before-published poems that have only just come to light through the author's work. With over a decade's research, and unparalleled access to Sassoon's private correspondence, Wilson presents the complete portrait, both elegant and heartfelt, of an extraordinary man, and an extraordinary poet.
Physical Description:	x, 629 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-610) and index.
ISBN:	9781468308525 1468308521