Episode 41 - A collection of War Poetry, by various authors, "Soldiers at war can sometimes rhyme."
Description
Join Adrian and Nathan as we discuss 4 poems concerning war. We look at the Crimean war, American Civil War, and the First World War. We will be covering:
1. The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
2. The Pride of Battery B, by Frank H. Gassaway.
3. More Cruel than War, by W.S. Hawkins.
4. Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen.
00:00-Introduction
06:15-The Charge of The Light Brigade, by Tennyson
08:52-Poem analysis and discussion
13:30-War and Journalism before WWI
18:21-Literary analysis of Poem 1
24:13-The Pride of Battery B, by Frank H. Gassaway
28:14-Poem analysis and discussion 2
39:11-Literary analysis of Poem 2
40:55-More Cruel Than War, by W.S Hawkins
44:43-Poem analysis and discussion 3
49:12-Literary analysis of Poem 3
53:33-Content Warning: Depictions of violence/gore
54:35-Dulce Et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen
58:18-Poem analysis and discussion 4
1:02 :06-Literary analysis of Poem 4
1:10 :42-The role of poetry in wartime
1:15 :44-Closing thoughts
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