Blunden
An exploration of how real events are transformed into literary texts, focusing on Edmund Blunden's poetry and 'Undertones of War'. Poems mentioned include: A House in Festubert Third Ypres
Background to Festubert
Background to Festubert 2
Other poets were similarly struck
Blunden and Festubert
A House in Festubert
AS and A2 Level questions on 'A House in Festubert'
Mahu
The Recreation of Events
The 5th page of 'Over the Sacks'
The same event in 'Third Ypres'
The doctor's death in 'Crash of Pillars'
Another death
The same death in 'Undertones of War' - 'The Crash of Pillars'
And almost finally...
Finally..
Credits
Mandy Francis
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