‘“Friend with the musing eye”: persuasion and dissonance in “call to arms” poems of the First World War’

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Palmer, A. 2016. ‘“Friend with the musing eye”: persuasion and dissonance in “call to arms” poems of the First World War’. in: Owen, D. and Pividori, C. (ed.) Writings of Persuasion and Dissonance in the Great War: That Better Whiles May Follow Worse. Amsterdam Brill. pp. 138-151
AuthorsPalmer, A.
EditorsOwen, D. and Pividori, C.
Abstract

The English poetry arising out of the First World War is commonly represented as expressing either the persuasive or the dissonant voice. Some poems, to be sure, were politically-motivated expressions of one or other position, constructed out of versified rhetoric. However, while recognising these works, I argue that the strongest poetry of the war problematises the terms of that debate, offering ambiguity, nuance and contradiction in a mode that is specifically poetic.

Page range138-151
Year2016
Book titleWritings of Persuasion and Dissonance in the Great War: That Better Whiles May Follow Worse.
PublisherBrill
Output statusPublished
Place of publicationAmsterdam
EditionFirst
ISBN9789004314917
Publication dates
Print31 Mar 2016
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Deposited07 Feb 2019
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