Poetry of the Empire
World War One was a conflict of empire, not of nation. In this lecture Dr Simon Featherstone looks at four distinctive poets who provide a version of empire that is much more nuanced than the imperial rhetoric of the established canon.
Dr Simon Featherstone is Principal Lecturer in Drama Studies at De Montfort University with a specialism in postcolonial studies; Englishness; national identities; and war poetry.
Date Published:
31 January 2020
Source:
Contributors:
Simon Featherstone
In Collection(s):
First World War, Poetry, Colonial Writers
Keywords:
war poetry, world war one, British empire, postcolonial literature
Cite:
Poetry of the Empire at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/poetry-empire. Published on 31 January 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2026.
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