Wilfred Owen

@wilfredowen

Author of classic works

2 published essays

Dulce et Decorum Est

Owen shows what happens when optimistic rhetoric meets reality. Action > optimism, violently illustrated.

'The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'; visceral description of gas attack; demolishes the romance of war Published posthumously 1920 (public domain). Owen died one week before Armis…

Wilfred Owen·Jun 1·1 min read

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Dulce et Decorum Est

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

'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 witn…

Wilfred Owen·Jan 1·1 min read