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that; although virtually unknown during the war; he came into high regard。 

Benjamin Britten; the British composer who set nine of Owen's works as 

the text of his 〃War Requiem〃 (shortly after the Second World War); called 

Owen 〃by far our greatest war poet; and one of the most original poets of 

this century。〃 (Owen is especially noted for his use of pararhyme。) Five of 

those nine texts are some form of poems included here; to wit: ‘Anthem 

for   Doomed Youth';   ‘Futility';   ‘Parable   of   the   Old   Men   and   the   Young'; 

‘The   End';   and   ‘Strange   Meeting'。   The   other   four   were   ‘'Bugles   Sang''; 

‘The Next War'; ‘Sonnet 'Be slowly lifted up'' and ‘At a Calvary Near the 

Ancre'      all   of   which   the   reader   may   wish   to   pursue;   being   some   of 

Owen's finest work。 Fortunately; the poem which I consider his best; and 

which is one of his most quoted  ‘Dulce et Decorum est'; is included in 

this volume。 

       Specific Notes:  

       Blighty:   England;   or   a   wound   that   would   take   a   soldier   home   (to 

England)。 

     S。 I。 W。: Self Inflicted Wound。 

     Parable of the Old Men and the Young: A retold story from the Bible; 

but with a different ending。 The phrase 〃Abram bound the youth with belts 

and straps〃 refers to the youth who went to war; with all their equipment 

belted   and   strapped   on。   Other   versions   of   this   poem   have   an   additional 

line。 

     Dulce   et   Decorum   est:   The   phrase   〃Dulce   et   decorum   est   pro   patria 

mori〃 is a Latin phrase from Horace; and translates literally something like 

〃Sweet   and   proper   it   is   for   your   country   (fatherland)   to   die。〃 The   poem 

was originally intended to be addressed to an author who had written war 

poems      for  children。    〃Dim     through    the   misty    panes    。  。  。〃  should   be 

understood by anyone who has worn a gas mask。 

       Alan R。 Light。 Monroe; North Carolina; July; 1997。 



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