English Literature 29 - War Poets (part II) Wilfred Owen - Dulce et Decorum est

Dec 4, 2019 · 28m 38s
English Literature 29 - War Poets (part II) Wilfred Owen - Dulce et Decorum est
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Wilfred Owen belonged to that group of War Poets who denounced the horrors of the First World War and especially "the old Lie" of propaganda: Dulce et decorum est pro...

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Wilfred Owen belonged to that group of War Poets who denounced the horrors of the First World War and especially "the old Lie" of propaganda: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, which means that dying for the motherland is sweet and glorious.
In this video we analyze Owen's work and we compare it to Rupert Brooke's opposite perspective (see my video about War Poets, part 1, Rupert Brook and his sonnet "The Soldier").
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