Disillusionment and Silence in British Trench Poems: Voices from World War I

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Current Perspectives in Social Sciences
Volume:27 Issue:3
Disillusionment and Silence in British Trench Poems: Voices from World War I

Disillusionment and Silence in British Trench Poems: Voices from World War I

Authors : Şafak HORZUM

Pages : 264-269

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Publication Date : 2023-09-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :British trench poets who had first-hand experiences in World War I insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1914–1918); produced significant poetic works in terms of depicting the realities of battlefields throughout the clashes. Unlike the promises of heroism, valor, and adventure in the discourses of patriotism and manliness, the actual conditions of the Great War became the source of disillusionment with humanity, its potential for advancement, and the meaning of life. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the common notions in most of these soldier-poets’ works and explicate these trench poets’ challenges to the pro-war discourses by means of their shared sense of disillusionment and the manner of silence in the face of the atrocities of the battle conditions
Keywords : British trench poetry, disillusionment, World War I

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