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简介:The1916BattleoftheSommeremainsthemostfamousbattleofWorldWarI,rememberedforitsbloodshedanditslimitedterritorialgains.Whatisoftenoverlooked,however,istheliteraryimportanceoftheSomme:morewritersandpoetsfoughtinitthaninanyotherbattleinhistory. NarratedbyMichaelSheen,WarofWords:Soldier-PoetsoftheSommedetailstheexperiencesofthepoetsandwriterswhoservedinthebattle.TheworkofSiegfriedSassoon,RobertGraves,DavidJones,IsaacRosenbergandJRRTolkien(whoarrivedattheWesternFrontwithambitionstobeapoet)wasinformedandtransformedbythebattle.Takentogether,theirexperiencesallowustoseethisdreadfulhistoricaleventthroughmultiplepointsofview. WarofWords:Soldier-PoetsoftheSommeusesanimation,documentaryaccounts,survivingartefacts,battalionwardiariesandthelandscapeitselftoreconnectthisliteraturetotheeventsthatinspiredit.…