World war 1 poetry siegfried sassoon biography

English war poet and writer (–)

Siegfried Loraine SassoonCBE MC (8 September &#;– 1 September ) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier.

World war 1 poetry siegfried sassoon biography

Decorated for bravery on the Western Front,^[1] 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 Sassoon's 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 "Soldier's Declaration" of July , which resulted in his being sent to the Craiglockhart War Hospital.

During this period, Sassoon met and formed a friendship with Wilfred Owen, who was greatly influenced by him. Sassoon later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume, fictionalised autobiography, collectively known as the Sherston trilogy.

Early life

Siegfried Sassoon was born