Wilfred Owen: Resources and further reading

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Author(s)

Owen, Wilfred

The context of Wilfred Owen's poetry

Wilfred Owen: Social and political background
Wilfred Owen: Religious / philosophical context
- Religion and doubt
  - More on Dover Beach
- The clash of old and new
Wilfred Owen: Literary context
- The influence of the established literary canon
  - More on the language of Shakespeare
- The influence of the current literary scene
  - More on The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke

Selected poems of Wilfred Owen: Synopses and commentaries

Wilfred Owen: 1914
- 1914 - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on Ode to Autumn by John Keats
- 1914 - Language, tone and structure
- 1914 - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Anthem for Doomed Youth
- Anthem for Doomed Youth - Synopsis and commentary
- Anthem for Doomed Youth - Language, tone and structure
- Anthem for Doomed Youth - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: At a Calvary near the Ancre
- At a Calvery near the Ancre - Synopsis and commentary
- At a Calvary near the Ancre - Language, tone and structure in At a Calvary near the Ancre
- At a Calvary near the Ancre - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Disabled
- Disabled - Synopsis and commentary
- Disabled - Language, tone and structure
- Disabled - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen : Dulce et Decorum Est
- Dulce et Decorum Est - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on Jessie Pope’s poem The Call
- Dulce et Decorum Est - Language, tone and structure
- Dulce et Decorum Est - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Exposure
- Exposure - Synopsis and commentary
- Exposure - Language, tone and structure
- Exposure - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Futility
- Futility - Synopsis and commentary
- Futility - Language, tone and structure
- Futility - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Greater Love
- Greater Love - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on Before the Mirror by Algernon George Swinburne
- Greater Love - Language, tone and structure
- Greater Love - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Hospital Barge
- Hospital Barge - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on The passing of Arthur by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Hospital Barge - Language, tone and structure
- Hospital Barge - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Insensibility
- Insensibility - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on Wordsworth’s Character of the Happy Warrior
- Insensibility - Language, tone and structure
- Insensibility - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Inspection
- Inspection - Synopsis and commentary
- Inspection - Language, tone and structure
- Inspection - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Le Christianisme
- Le Christianisme - Synopsis and commentary
- Le Christianisme - Language, tone and structure
- Le Christianisme - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Mental Cases
- Mental Cases - Synopsis and commentary
- Mental Cases - Language, tone and structure
- Mental Cases - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Miners
- Miners - Synopsis and commentary
- Miners - Language, tone and structure
- Miners - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: S.I.W
- S.I.W. - Synopsis and commentary
- S.I.W. - Language, tone and structure
- S.I.W. - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Soldier’s Dream
- Soldier's Dream - Synopsis and commentary
- Soldier's Dream - Language, tone and structure
- Soldier's Dream - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Sonnet On Seeing a Piece of Our Heavy Artillery Brought into Action
- Sonnet on Seeing a Piece of Our Heavy Artillery Brought into Action - Synopsis and commentary
- The Artillery Sonnet - Language, tone and structure
- The Artillery Sonnet - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Spring Offensive
- Spring Offensive - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on the events of 25th April 1917
- Spring Offensive - Language, tone and structure
- Spring Offensive - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Strange Meeting
- Strange Meeting - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on The Sleeping Warriors of Craig y Ddinas
- Strange Meeting - Language, tone and structure
- Strange Meeting - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Dead-Beat
- The Dead-Beat - Synopsis and commentary
- The Dead-Beat - Language, tone and structure
- The Dead-Beat - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Last Laugh
- The Last Laugh - Synopsis and commentary
- The Last Laugh - Language, tone and structure
- The Last Laugh - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Letter
- The Letter - Synopsis and commentary
- The Letter - Language, tone and structure
- The Letter - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Parable of the Old Man and the Young
- The parable of the Old Man and the Young - Synopsis and commentary
- The Parable of the Old Man and the Young - Language, tone and structure
- The Parable of the Old Man and the Young - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Send-Off
- The Send-Off - Synopsis and commentary
- The Send-Off - Language, tone and structure
- The Send-Off - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: The Sentry
- The Sentry - Synopsis and commentary
- The Sentry - Language, tone and structure
- The Sentry - Imagery, symbolism and themes
Wilfred Owen: Wild with All Regrets
- Wild with All Regrets - Synopsis and commentary
  - More on: Loveliest of Trees
- Wild with All Regrets - Language, tone and structure
- Wild with All Regrets - Imagery, symbolism and themes

An over-view of themes in the poetry of Wilfred Owen

Critical approaches to the poetry of Wilfred Owen

Approaching essays and exams

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