Letter To Colin Owen
Item
Title
Letter To Colin Owen
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Identifier
5408.cpd
Creator
Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)
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Abstract
Provides a vivid description of going over the top and crossing no man's land. Some of the imagery is repeated in his poem 'The Show' and used in Pat Barker's 'Regeneration'. Finishes with an elaborate pseudo-biblical parable. This is letter no. 510 in Ed. 'Wilfred Owen Collected Letters'.
Date
14th May 1917
Date Created
1917-05-14
Spatial Coverage
13th Casualty Clearing Station, Gailly, France
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Source
Folio
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
10
Contributor
Jennifer Dunn
Publisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive