CSPAN3 Lectures In History September 1, 2016
Ordinary dull dirts he is not referring to wilfred owen as dull dirt, but sensationalized war novels. He says we do not need to worry about these sensationalized accounts, but others are undoubtedly sincere. They are genuine. Their object is obvious and understandable, to paint war in such horrible colors that no one will ever fight again. You can certainly see that in owens poems and you can see it in so much of the literature that comes out of the great war. So far, in this class, we have approached the topic of war and its impact on individuals, but also wars representations, and what im go...