Robert graves

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Robert Graves volunteered for military service in 1914—wounded in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme—and completed three volumes of poetry before the war ended. He published in 1929 his memoir, Good-bye to All That, where he observes that his father’s side of the family was “antisentimental to the point of insolence,” while his mother’s side was “noble and patient.” Graves

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PERSONAJES: Robert Graves, escritor británico, c. 1914. Al estallar la 1ª GM, con 19 años, se alistó en el ejército en los Reales Fusileros Galeses. Los horrores que presenció le marcaron profundamente. Su primer volumen de poesías fue publicado en 1916, aunque más tarde intentaría ocultar las poesías escritas durante la guerra. Durante la batalla del Somme fue herido y dado por muerto. Se recuperó, pero le quedaron secuelas en los pulmones. Pasó el resto de la guerra en Inglaterra.

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British poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology. Graves produced more than 140 works. Graves's poems have never been out of print // source: everyday-i-show.livejournal.com