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Siegfried Sassoon
A concise guide to Siegfried Sassoon's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) was a poet whose body of work spans poetry. This writing is associated with United Kingdom. Major works and useful reading starting points include Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man and The Rear-Guard. Key themes include the reality of war, anger at patriotic rhetoric, and trauma, comradeship, and remembrance.
Reading pathway
Begin with The Rear-Guard.