THREE SOLDIER-POETS: RUPERT BROOKE, EDWARD THOMAS AND ISAAC ROSENBERG

Abstract

This study tries to evaluate Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier,” Edward Thomas’ “Adlestrop” and Isaac Rosenberg’s “Break of Day in the Trenches” by demonstrating the three poets’ ideological stances during WWI. The difficulties of the trench life are apparent in their poems but what makes their poems different from each other is the ideology lying behind the poems. Brooke, Thomas, and Rosenberg represent three different perspectives on the popular patriotism and Englishness during the war period. While Brooke’s poems function as a deliberate representation of the dominant government policies, the poems of Thomas and Rosenberg create an opponent voice by delineating the harsh conditions of the war period and hollowness of the policies about war.

Keywords

• Rupert Brooke,Edward Thomas,Isaac Rosenberg,war poetry,soldier-poet

ÜÇ ASKER ŞAİR: RUPERT BROOKE, EDWARD THOMAS VE ISAAC ROSENBERG

Abstract

Bu çalışma Rupert Brook’un “Asker,” Edward Thomas’ın “Adlestrop” ve Isaac Rosenberg’in “Siperlerde Gün Ağarması” şiirlerini Birinci Dünya savaşında şairlerin ideolojik duruşunu göstermek maksadıyla incelemektedir. Siper yaşamının zorlukları şiirlerde açıkça görülmektedir ancak şiirleri birbirinden farklı kılan şey şiirlerin arkasında yatan ideolojidir. Brooke, Thomas ve Rosenberg savaş döneminde rağbet gören vatanseverlik ve İngilizlik üzerine üç farklı bakış açısını temsil eder. Brooke şiiri hâkim devlet politikalarının açık bir temsili olarak görünürken, Thomas ve Rosenberg şiirleri savaş politikalarının saçmalığını ve dönemin zorluklarını vurgulayarak karşıt bir ses oluşturur.

Keywords

• Rupert Brooke,Edward Thomas,Isaac Rosenberg,savaş şiiri,asker şair

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