简介：InParenthesisisconsideredoneofthegreatesteverliteraryworksaboutwar.TSEliotcalleditaworkofgeniusandWHAudensaiditdidfortheBritishandGermanswhatHomerdidfortheGreeksandTrojans. Publishedin1937,itisbasedintimatelyonthewartimeexperiencesofitsauthorDavidJones,aLondonerwhovolunteeredtofightwhenhewasjust19.Unlikemanywarpoets,Jonesremainedaprivatethroughoutthewar,andhefoughtforlongerthananyotherBritishwriter. Inthisprogramme,thepoetandauthorOwenSheerstracesthestoryofInParenthesis,fromanEnglishparadegroundtothecarnageoftheSommeoffensive.Throughreadingsofkeypassages,insightsfrompoetssuchasSimonArmitage,andinterviewswithDavidJonesexperts,hepiecestogetherthesimilaritiesbetweenthepoemandDavidJones'sownwar. HeexploreshowInParenthesiscametobewritten,andjustwhatmakesitsuchasupremework.Hisjourneyculminates,likethepoem,atMametzWoodinnorthernFrance,whereDavidJoneswentintobattleandencounteredterrifyingviolencefirsthand.…