The War poets / Eagle Rock Entertainment.

The futility and madness of the First World War was the spur for some of the most moving poetry ever written, but the young men who brought the voice of reason to the Great War were themselves part of a long tradition of war poetry. This program traces the development of the art of war poetry from A...

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Online Access: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Corporate Contributors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group., Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2005]
Series:War poets (New York, N.Y.)
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Genre/Form:Educational films, Internet videos, Videorecording
Table of Contents:
  • Long Tradition of War Poetry (2:14)
  • Heroic Attitude Toward War (4:19)
  • From Action to Emotion (4:23)
  • Renaissance and Puritan Poetry (4:15)
  • Eighteenth Century War Poetry (4:10)
  • Nineteenth Century Romantic Poetry (4:08)
  • "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (6:30)
  • Civil War Poetry (2:38)
  • Poems for the Rank and File (5:52)
  • Poetry of the Great War (3:56)
  • War Supporters and Bleak Visions (5:02)
  • Two Phases of Great War Poetry (3:06)
  • Famous Great War Poets (5:39)
  • Old Lie About War (4:14)