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- Rupert Brooke was a poet from Warwickshire, born in 1887, who studied at Cambridge and began writing poems there.
- His poetry often depicted an idyllic view of the English countryside and was part of the "Georgian Poets" movement, which opposed the didactic Victorian style.
- Brooke's most famous work, "1914 & Other Poems," published in 1915, gained popularity for its idealistic praise of war.
- He is known for having an idealized perception of war, viewing it as a purifying experience, due to his limited exposure to its horrors.
- "The Soldier," one of his most notable poems, reflects themes of patriotism and the soldier's sacrifice for the nation.
Rupert Brooke's early life
Rupert Brooke was born in Warwickshire in 1887.
He studied in Cambridge where he started to write poems.
His poetic weitings were characterized by the tendency to represent and idyllic view of the English countryside.
Brooke published his first collection of poems : Georgian Poetry, 1911-1912 in 1912.
The title suggests that he belonged to the group of "Georgian Poets" who rejected the didactic style of Victorian poetry and dealt with themes with a melancholic tone.
Idealistic view of war
Brooke's most famous work is the sonnet collection : This collection express an idealistic praise for war that made him popular.
Brooke did not have a long experience of war because he contracted blood poisoning and was sent to hospital. This prevented him from experiencing the most terrible part of war and expains the exaltation of war, which he idealized as a purifying experience for nations and people.
The soldier's sacrifice
The soldier's experience was see by Rupert Brooke as a sacrifice for the nation and war was a triumph of patriotism and heroism.
One of his most popular work, “The Soldier,” begins with these lines
"If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England."
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