York Notes on Poetry of the First World War
£1.74
Prehaps it was my fault but ... - The analysis of the peoms is not superb. Adequate, but nothing so profound that I d buy this knowing the actual POEMS are not included, which is what I bought this book for. I figure if they re going to publish a book of analysis, they may as well include the poems (as quotations were from the Duchess of Malfi in the same series).Personally I found Cambridge s Contexts in Literature The Great War in British Literature much better, providing great amounts of social, political and literary context, as well as a fair amount of novel extracts, poems, letters and essays AND advice on how to approach and write about texts. Seriously, that book teaches the subject better than some teachers I ve had. Buy that : )
Intro - I felt like a bit of a twit for buying this when I m no longer at school, I don t have to study poetry. Although I would encourage people to buy this even if they aren t studying for their GCSEs, it isn t as in-depth as I d maybe hoped. Although it serves as a good introduction, if you re looking for a bit more in-depth coverage of the poems, I d recommend looking outside the pages of this manuscript. Good simple explanation of the history of the war, though.
Especially useful for A level pupils - I have used quite a few Yorks Notes books for books i have been studying and i have found each one very useful in writing essays and with helping me to gain a better understanding of the books. This is a useful book as it analyses poems from a wide range of poets and helps make them easier to understand and analyse.