Dulce et Decorum Est

'The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'; visceral description of gas attack; demolishes the romance of war

Wilfred Owen•January 1, 1920•1 min read

'The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'; visceral description of gas attack; demolishes the romance of war

Key themes: War's reality, propaganda, suffering, the old lie, anti-war witness