The Chronicles of Conflict in The Great War

In this episode, Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Great War from 2022’s Midnights. Uncle Jerry wrestles with the idea of using a horrific event as a metaphor, and he teaches all about the many floral symbols used throughout the poem.

Works Cited:

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Edith Holden – Aff Link

The Great War and Modern Memory – Paul Fussell – Aff Link

The Strange Destiny of Rupert Brooke Hardcover – John Lehmann

Siegfried Sassoon

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer: The Memoirs of George Sherston – Siegfried Sassoon – Aff Link

Goodbye to All That – Robert Graves – Aff Link

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

War Poems – Wilfred Owen – Aff Link

Dulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen

Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology – Tim Kendall – Aff Link

The Soldier – Rupert Brooke

In Flanders Fields – John McCrae

The History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion – Buck Private McCollum – Aff Link

Crimson & Clover – Tommy James and the Shondells

The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix

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