Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon is one of the First World War poets whose poetry has defined a generation. He published most of his war poetry in The Old Huntsman (1917) and Counter-Attack (1918). Chronologically ordered, the poems in this collection act as a timeline for the war, bringing to life the extraordinary experiences of soldiers in that conflict.

Contraataque es un conjunto de poemas, realistas, duros y desencantados, con los que Siegfried Sassoon, combatiente en la I Guerra Mundial, hizo trizas la mítica caballeresca de la guerra. Reflejo del batallar en las trincheras, Contraataque toma como material poetico la sinrazon de la guerra, la vesania de los mandos militares, la fraternidad, el hogar perdido, la masacre de los camaradas, el amarillismo de la prensa y el deseo de paz por encima de todo. Sassoon igualo con su pluma la valentia que mostro en la batalla. Con la misma pasion que mostrara en el frente, Jack el Loco, como lo apodaban sus hombres, exhibe la galeria de horrores belicos con diversos tonos poeticos, desde el mas descriptivo de Contraataque o Alambreros, pasando por la ironia de Que importa o los mas epicos La investidura o A cualquier oficial muerto.

No poetry has touched readers' hearts more deeply than the soldier poets of the First World War. Published to commemorate the centenary of 1914, this stunning set of books, with specially commissioned covers by leading print makers, is an essential gathering of our most beloved war poets introduced by leading poets and biographers of our present day. 'In later years', Sir Rupert Hart-Davis writes in his Introduction, 'when Siegfried Sassoon had written much else in prose and verse, he was annoyed at always being referred to simply as a war poet, but it was the Great War that turned him into a poet of international fame, and I feel sure that his ghost will forgive me for thus bringing together these magnificently scarifying poems.' The poems are arranged as far as possible in the order of their composition, and the reader can compare them with the poet's movements by means of the Biographical Table which is included. Fourteen of the poems in this volume were published for the first time in the 1983 edition of this work. Sassoon's stature is now assured and recognised. This volume contains the poetry on which his reputation rests.

George was born into a world of village cricket matches and fox-hunting, but his failing income and the onset of war threatens his way of life. A touching depiction of pre-First World War Britain, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is also a coming-of-age story which follows George from a shy and awkward childhood, through shiftless adolescence, to an officer just beginning to understand the horrors of trench warfare. Written after Siegfried Sassoon's return from the First World War but looking back at happier times,Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man was published anonymously in 1928. Already established as a poet, this was Sassoon's first attempt at fiction - and Faber & Faber's first bestseller.

This volume publishes all Sassoon's war poems - including those he wrote before seeing action. As a body of work, Sassoon's poetry represents the anger, bitterness and compassion of an intelligent and brave man caught up in the horrific conditions of the trenches of the Western Front, and appalled at the lies and propaganda fed to the British public. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the First World War or, indeed, in any war because Sassoon's poems expose the pain and suffering of the ordinary soldier.

Memorias de un oficial de infantería se presenta como un detallado relato de la vida durante la gran guerra, especialmente en el frente francés. Su protagonista, George Sherston (álter ego de Sassoon), pasa de ser el soldado patriota y exaltado del principio del libro al furioso antibelicista que arroja su condecoracion al rio y realiza una protesta publica contra la continuacion de la contienda. En el relato aparecen figuras famosas de la escena literaria inglesa de la epoca: el David Cromlech de estas paginas es en realidad Robert Graves; el editor pacifista Markington es John Middleton Murry, y el filosofo Tyrrell es Bertrand Russell. En Memorias de un oficial de infanteria Siegfred Sassoon construye una poetica de la Primera Guerra Mundial, al incorporar la percepcion de un poeta al relato crudo y descarnado de la matanza en las trincheras.

Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is a novel by Siegfried Sassoon, first published in 1928. It is the first volume in Sassoons semi-autobiographical trilogy, followed by "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer" and "Sherstons Progress."The novel follows the protagonist, George Sherston, as he recounts his experiences growing up in England before and during World War I. The narrative explores his early life in the countryside, his passion for fox hunting, and his eventual enlistment in the army.While fox hunting serves as a central theme, the novel also delves into broader social and cultural aspects of British society during that era. Sassoons writing captures the nostalgia and idyllic beauty of the English countryside, while also portraying the harsh realities of war and the loss of innocence experienced by the protagonist and his generation.Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches and satirized the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoons view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war with his "Soldiers Declaration" of July 1917, which resulted in his being sent to the Craiglockhart War Hospital.

Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man (1928) is the first volume of Siegfried Sassoons semi-autobiographical trilogy, a coming-of-age story that moves from rural innocence to the shadow of war. The novel follows George Sherston, Sassoons fictional alter ego, who grows up in the quiet English countryside before World War I. As a boy, Sherston lives a sheltered, almost idyllic life filled with pony rides, cricket, and the rituals of village society. As he matures, his world expands through his passion for foxhunting, a sport that shapes his identity, builds friendships, and connects him with Englands landed traditions.Yet beneath the charm of rural England lies the rumble of approaching conflict. Sherstons life of sport and gentle privilege is gradually disrupted by the outbreak of the Great War. The narrative shifts from carefree hunts and pastoral scenes to the uncertainty of enlistment and the loss of youthful innocence. Sassoon writes with understated humor, nostalgic affection, and growing unease as his protagonist begins to sense that the old world of country life will be swept away.Winner of the Hawthornden Prize and beloved for its lyrical prose, the book is both a portrait of Edwardian England and the first step in Sassoons powerful exploration of war, identity, and disillusionment.

At the dawn of World War I, Siegfried Sassoon exchanged his pursuits of cricket, fox-hunting, and romantic verse for army life amid the muddy trenches of France. The first English soldier-poet to achieve notoriety as an opponent of the war, he ranks among the conflict's most critical poetic voices. This collection of his epigrammatic and satirical poetry conveys the shocking brutality and pointlessness of the Great War. Many of these poems were written in the hospital while Sassoon recovered from wounds he received in battle. Their violence and graphic detail shocked readers, impressing upon them the horrors of trench warfare and the foot soldier's weariness of the never-ending struggle. "The dynamic quality of his war poems," observed the Times Literary Supplement, "was due to the intensity of feeling which underlay their cynicism." More than 80 of Sassoon's moving works are featured in this volume, including "Counter-Attack," "They," "The General," and "Base Details."

Memorias de un cazador de zorros (1928) es el primer volumen de la trilogía semiautobiográfica de Siegfried Sassoon, una historia de formación que transita desde la inocencia rural hasta la sombra de la guerra. La novela sigue a George Sherston, el alter ego ficticio de Sassoon, quien crece en el tranquilo campo ingles antes de la Primera Guerra Mundial. En su infancia, Sherston lleva una vida protegida y casi idilica, marcada por paseos en poni, partidos de criquet y los rituales de la sociedad rural. A medida que madura, su mundo se amplia gracias a su pasion por la caza del zorro, un deporte que moldea su identidad, forja amistades y lo vincula con las tradiciones de la Inglaterra terrateniente.Sin embargo, bajo el encanto del campo ingles se percibe el rumor de un conflicto inminente. La vida de deporte y privilegio apacible de Sherston se ve gradualmente alterada por el estallido de la Gran Guerra. La narracion pasa de las cacerias despreocupadas y las escenas pastoriles a la incertidumbre del alistamiento y a la perdida de la inocencia juvenil. Sassoon escribe con humor contenido, afecto nostalgico y una inquietud creciente, a medida que su protagonista empieza a intuir que el viejo mundo de la vida campestre esta destinado a desaparecer.Ganadora del Premio Hawthornden y apreciada por su prosa lirica, la obra es a la vez un retrato de la Inglaterra eduardiana y el primer paso en la poderosa exploracion de Sassoon sobre la guerra, la identidad y el desencanto.