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War Poetry Long Essay By Carina Uehr "This is no case of petty right or wrong That politicians or philosophers Can judge. I hate not Germans, nor grow hot With love of Englishmen, to please newspapers. [...] [Yet] Besides my hate for one fat patriot My hatred for the Kaiser is love true..." ('This is no Case of Petty Right or Wrong' by Edward Thomas) R eality and our perception of it are often very different. Truth is a very unsubstantial concept, as it relies on the perceptions and preconditions of its beholder, and those, as we know, can be very subjective. War inspires many feelings in people, from courage, valour and admiration, to disgust, terror and hopelessness. In the First World War of 1914 to 1919, this can be particularly seen in the literature and poetry written during that time. Patriotism, high moral concepts, and a certain amount of naivety influenced the social attitudes and values of...

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