Severn and Somme by Ivor Gurney (English) Paperback Book

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Carcanet recreates what would have been his poetic trajectory, issuing War Letters and Collected Letters, the book he did publish, and those he would have published had he been able to do so. This volume includes his early books.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

This volume includes Gurney's early small volumes of verse, "Severn and Somme" (1917) and "War's Embers" (1919).

Notes

New edition of two volumes of poems, first published in 1917 and 1919, both dealing directly with Gurney's experiences in the trenches. In two sections, part one contains the texts, with the second devoted to following the genesis of the poems from the initial idea through roughbooks to publication. Committed to an asylum after the war, Gurney died in a London mental hospital in 1937.

Author Biography

About the Author:
The late Ivor Gurney was a poet and composer known for the work he wrote during and immediately following World War I.
About the Editor:
P.J. Kavanagh is a poet and novelist. He is the editor of the Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney and, with James Michie, The Oxford Book of Short Poems.

Long Description

This volume includes Gurney's early small volumes of verse, "Severn and Somme" (1917) and "War's Embers" (1919).

Details ISBN1857543483 Pages 156 Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd ISBN-10 1857543483 ISBN-13 9781857543483 Format Paperback Imprint Fyfield Books Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.912 Illustrations facsimiles, map Author Ivor Gurney Birth 1890 Death 1937 Language English Media Book Short Title SEVERN & SOMME & WARS EMBERS DOI 10.1604/9781857543483 NZ Release Date 1997-09-29 Edition Description New edition Audience General AU Release Date 1997-09-28 Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-09-29 UK Release Date 1997-09-29 We've got this

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