The Chronicles of Conflict in The Great War

In this episode, Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Great War from 2022’s Midnights. Uncle Jerry wrestles with the idea of using a horrific event as a metaphor, and he teaches all about the many floral symbols used throughout the poem. Works Cited: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Edith Holden – Aff Link The Great War and Modern Memory – Paul Fussell – Aff Link The Strange Destiny of Rupert Brooke Hardcover – John Lehmann Siegfried Sassoon Memoirs of an Infantry Officer: The Memoirs of George Sherston – Siegfried Sassoon – Aff Link Goodbye to All That – Robert Graves – Aff Link All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) War Poems – Wilfred Owen – Aff Link Dulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology – Tim Kendall – Aff Link The Soldier – Rupert Brooke In Flanders Fields – John McCrae The History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion – Buck Private McCollum – Aff Link Crimson & Clover – Tommy James and the Shondells The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Threads ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry’s Instagram