Maurice Baring

Poems, 1914-1919

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Produktbeschreibung

"Poems, 1914-1919" by Maurice Baring offers a poignant and enduring collection of World War I poetry. This historically significant volume provides a powerful glimpse into the experiences and emotions surrounding the Great War. Within these pages, Baring captures the spirit of the era, exploring themes of patriotism, military life, and the profound impact of war. A vital contribution to the genre of world war poetry, this collection resonates with its raw honesty and evocative imagery. Exploring the subject of World War I through verse, Baring's work stands as a testament to the human condition amidst conflict. This meticulously prepared print edition preserves the original text, ensuring that these timeless war poems continue to inspire and inform. Ideal for readers interested in historical perspectives on World War I and the power of poetry to convey profound human experiences. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 74
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 118g
• ISBN-13: 9781023293303
• ISBN-10: 1023293307
• Artikelnr.: 74103417

Autorenporträt

Maurice Baring OBE was an English man of letters who worked as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator, and essayist, as well as a travel writer and war correspondent with a focus on Russia. During World War I, Baring worked for the Intelligence Corps and the Royal Air Force. Baring was the eighth child and fifth son of Edward Charles Baring, first Baron Revelstoke, of the Baring banking dynasty, and his wife Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel, second Earl Grey's granddaughter. Born in Mayfair, he attended Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. After a failed diplomatic career, he traveled extensively, mainly in Russia, where he lived in 1905-2006. At the outbreak of World War, I, he joined the Royal Flying Corps and worked as an assistant to David Henderson and Hugh Trenchard in France. Throughout the war, he wrote with Lady Juliet Duff, the widow of Sir Robin Duff, 2nd Baronet of Vaynol, who was killed on October 16, 1914, near Oostnieuwekirke while fighting in the 2nd Life Guards. The letters were ultimately published under the title Dear Animated Bust: Letters to Lady Juliet Duff.