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Siegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, [1] he became one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Siegfried Sassoon is best remembered for his angry and compassionate poems about World War I, which brought him public and critical acclaim. Avoiding the sentimentality and jingoism of many war poets, Sassoon wrote of the horror and brutality of trench warfare and contemptuously satirized generals, politicians, and churchmen for their ...
Siegfried Sassoon was an English poet and novelist, known for his antiwar poetry and for his fictionalized autobiographies, praised for their evocation of English country life. Sassoon enlisted in World War I and was twice wounded seriously while serving as an officer in France.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 10, 2016 · A guest post by Grace Freeman that introduces ten of the best poems by the British war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Learn about his life, his influence on Owen, and his themes of satire, truth, and loss.
Discover facts about the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon who wrote both poetry and prose. Find out how as a war hero he was nearly court-martialled.
Learn about the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon, a British poet who wrote about his experiences in World War I and became a pacifist. Read some of his poems, such as Haunted, Autumn, and The Hero, and explore his fictionalized autobiographies.
Learn about the life and works of Siegfried Sassoon, a British poet, soldier, and memoirist who wrote powerful poems about World War I. Explore his early life, his war experiences, his anti-war stance, his lovers, and his legacy.
