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Explore the Portrayal of War in the pre 1900 poetry -
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Explore the Portrayal of War in the pre 1900 poetry - "Before Agincourt" by William Shakespeare and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and also in the post 1900 poetry of Wilfred Owen - "Dulce et Decorum Est", "The Send Off" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth". Before 1900, war was always seen as a glorious thing. People truly believed in the words of the ancient writer Horace, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori." This phrase can be translated, as "It is a lovely and honourable thing; to die for one's country". Pre 1900 war poetry was strongly patriotic and glossed over the grim reality of death, preferring instead to display the heroic aspects of fighting. If death was mentioned, it was only in a noble and glorious context. As there was no media coverage of war, the non-combatants did not know the true story. Poets like...
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