Hollis, Matthew
Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571245994
- author:
- Hollis, Matthew
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.4 x 3 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Novelists, Poets & Playwrights, Poets,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Edward Thomas was a poet whose life was marked by turmoil and tragedy. Now All Roads Lead to France is an account of his final five years, a period that saw him form a pivotal friendship with Robert Frost and grapple with the devastating consequences of World War I. Thomas's time in the war had a profound impact on his writing, as he struggled to reconcile his artistic ambitions with the brutal realities of conflict. Meanwhile, London was abuzz with literary innovation, as writers like W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, and Rupert Brooke sought to create something new and bold. Thomas's own work during this period is characterized by a sense of emotional intensity and poetic depth. The book culminates in Thomas's tragic death on Easter Monday 1917, a loss that would have far-reaching consequences for his legacy as a poet. Now All Roads Lead to France offers a nuanced and deeply human portrait of a complex and fascinating figure, one whose life was marked by both creative triumph and personal tragedy.
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