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Wilfred Owen

A concise guide to Wilfred Owen's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Author overview

Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was a poet whose body of work spans poetry. This writing is associated with United Kingdom. Major works and useful reading starting points include Dulce et Decorum Est. Key themes include Experience against propaganda, The body as evidence, Survival and traumatic memory, and Distance and moral responsibility.

Reading pathway

Begin with Dulce et Decorum Est.

Representative starting points

Dulce et Decorum Est

Exhausted soldiers survive a gas attack, but one man's death continues inside the speaker's dreams and becomes evidence against the claim that dying in war is glorious.

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