Siegfried Sassoon was an English poet and novelist, known for his antiwar poetry and for his fictionalized autobiographies, praised for their evocation of English country life. Sassoon enlisted in World War I and was twice wounded seriously while serving
Wilson's generosity is her greatest flaw. Sassoon's artistic life after World War I was a retreating and a turning inward, as his years as autobiographer attest to. This retreat took place in and around New York and London in the midst of one of the most vibrant flowerings of literary ...
Only the last of these made a permanent impression, thoughGlen Byam Shawremained his close friend throughout his life. In December 1933, to many people’s surprise, Sassoon marriedHester Gatty, who was many years his junior; this led to the birth of a child, something which he had long ...
Review: Siegfried Sassoon: A Life, by Max EgremontJournal of Historical BiographyreviewbiographySiegfried SassoonMax Egremont...Benjamin E. WiseUniversity of the Fraser ValleyWise, E.Benjamin."Review of Siegfried Sassoon: A Life, by Max Egremont", Journal of Historical Biography 3 (Spring, 2008):...
Siegfried Sassoon : a lifeSiegfried Sassoon : a lifeSiegfried Sassoon : a life, Max Egremont. 0374263752 (alk. paper), Toronto Public LibraryMax EgremontMacmillanEgremont, Max. Siegfried Sassoon: A Life. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Print.Egremont...
There are two aspects to the 1886-1967 life of Captain Siegfried Sassoon, MC (he liked to use his rank and was proud of his medal) that make him a worthy biographical subject. The first is his literary achievement, essentially his war poems and his prose memoirs. Although he felt he was...