Siegfried Sassoon - Softcover

Roberts, John Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860661769 ISBN 13: 9781860661761

Publisher: John Blake, 2005

Synopsis

Although it is said that he owed his poetic vision to his Sephardic Jewish roots, Siegfried Sassoon was, in many ways, a conventionally Edwardian squire. And although near-suicidal bravery won him the Military Cross (Sassoon was famously fictionalized in Pat Barker’s Regeneration trilogy), his poetry shattered the ideals of wartime heroism. A gifted poet who refused to become part of any literary movement, his friendships ranged from Thomas Hardy and Robert Graves to the Sitwells, Rupert Brooke, and T.E. Lawrence. In this acclaimed biography, John Stuart Roberts skillfully chronicles Sassoon’s life and work, including his homosexuality, his marriage, and his quest for a personal religious faith. His inner journey to Catholicism in his final years is charted with a sensitivity and authority that are the hallmarks of this masterly portrait.

About this title

About the Author:

John Stuart Roberts was the editor of Everyman and Heart of the Matter and is a former Head of Television, BBC Wales. He first read Sassoon's work in a second-hand bookshop in Swansea in 1958, since then he has made the poet a lifetime's study.

Review:

'Moving... An immensely readable biography' - Times Literary Supplement 'A magnificent books... It's first rate in every direction' - Rupert Hart-Davis 'A benchmark biography... Splendid and sensitive' - Country Life 'A fine engrossing, sympathetic study of Sassoon' - The Times 'A masterly account of Siegfried Sassoon's life' - The Tablet 'Fully researched, intelligent, detailed and readable' - Literary Review

About this edition

• Publisher: John Blake
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1860661769
• ISBN 13: 9781860661761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384