Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919
This is a collection of 73 poems written by Service between 1914 and 1919. They describe experiences in both England and France as he struggled to become a published writer and then as he experienced life "in the trenches"- the war in Europe. There is a continuing monolog which accompanies the poems: notes on Service's emotions, his interaction with the subject mater of his poems and his reactions to the world around him. This commentary is as important as the poems themselves in understanding the writer and his times. He writes of both life and death; he is compassionate and loving but he is also direct and brutal in his descriptions of people and events.
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Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919
This is a collection of 73 poems written by Service between 1914 and 1919. They describe experiences in both England and France as he struggled to become a published writer and then as he experienced life "in the trenches"- the war in Europe. There is a continuing monolog which accompanies the poems: notes on Service's emotions, his interaction with the subject mater of his poems and his reactions to the world around him. This commentary is as important as the poems themselves in understanding the writer and his times. He writes of both life and death; he is compassionate and loving but he is also direct and brutal in his descriptions of people and events.
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Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919

Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919

by David Abbey
Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919

Ballads of a Bohemian: Poems by Robert Service 1914-1919

by David Abbey

Overview

This is a collection of 73 poems written by Service between 1914 and 1919. They describe experiences in both England and France as he struggled to become a published writer and then as he experienced life "in the trenches"- the war in Europe. There is a continuing monolog which accompanies the poems: notes on Service's emotions, his interaction with the subject mater of his poems and his reactions to the world around him. This commentary is as important as the poems themselves in understanding the writer and his times. He writes of both life and death; he is compassionate and loving but he is also direct and brutal in his descriptions of people and events.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781517767129
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 10/11/2015
Series: The Robert Service , #1
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 7.99(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

David Abbey is a semi-retired Psychologist whose writing has turned from academic research and the publication of 60-or-so articles and books to the writing of original plays and the creation of collections of Public Domain materials.
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