The Sleeping Lord, and Other Fragments

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Faber & Faber, 1995 - English poetry - 111 pages
These poems, assembled shortly before the author's death in 1974, are all set in parts of the Roman Empire, either in the Holy Land or on the Celtic fringes. They are animated by David Jones's Catholic faith and by his own experiences as a soldier.

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David Jones
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About the author (1995)

David Jones (1895-1974) was born in Kent. In 1915, then an art student, he went to war with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, where he fought in the battles of the Somme and Ypres. In 1922 he began a long association with the artist Eric Gill. In Parenthesis, based on Jones's experiences in World War I, was published in 1937, followed in 1952 by The Anathémata and The Sleeping Lord in 1974. David Jones's works are exhibited at the Tate Museum and the National Museum of Wales.

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TitleThe Sleeping Lord, and Other Fragments
AuthorDavid Jones
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherFaber & Faber, 1995
ISBN0571174493, 9780571174492
Length111 pages
  
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