An informative documentary tracing the poetry that has been inspired by war and conflict from the Dark Ages through until World War I. The program focuses mainly on British poetry but is inclusive of a few works from other countries. Poetry readings are layed over dramatised re-creations of battle sequences and still photographs and comments and interpretation from academics direct the analytical features of the documentary. A performative narration also seams the themes of the program together, all combined to create a brief insight into the development of the art of war poetry over time.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
316664
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
History → Great Britain - History - Anglo Saxon period, 449-1066
History → Historical re-enactments
History → War - Historical perspectives
Literature → English literature
Literature → English literature - History and criticism
Literature → Literature - Study and teaching
Literature → Literature, Comparative - Themes, motives
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)