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Edmund Charles Blunden ( November 1, 1896 - January 20, 1974) , although not one of the top trio of English World War I writers, was an important and influential poet, author and critic.
Born in London, Blunden was educated at Christ's Hospital, a famous public school in Sussex, and later at Queen's College, Oxford. In 1915, he enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment, and served with them right up to the end of the war, taking part in the actions at Ypres and the Somme, and winning the Military Cross in the process. His own account of his sometimes traumatic experiences was published, in 1928, under the title Undertones of War.
It was after the war that Blunden began his long-standing friendship with Siegfried Sassoon, who came from the same part of England and whose interests in country pursuits he shared. In 1922Events January 7 Dali Eireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dail Eireann January 11 First successful insulin treatment of diabetes. January 12 British government releases Irish prisoners, Blunden was awarded the prestigious Hawthornden Prize for Poetry. Although he wrote war poems, they never had the ironic edge of those of Sassoon or Wilfred OwenWilfred Edward Salter Owen ( March 18 1893 November 4 1918) was an English poet. Born at Oswestry in Shropshire of mixed English and Welsh ancestry, he was as well-educated as was possible outside the public-school system at that time, and worked as a pri, nor did his memoirs of war service have the immediacy of those of Sassoon or Robert GravesRobert von Ranke Graves ( July 24, 1895 December 7, 1985) was an English scholar, best remembered for his work as a poet and novelist. During his long life, he produced more than 140 works in total. He was the son of Alfred Perceval Graves, the Irish writ.
After his marriage, Blunden was invited to teach in TokyoTokyo (; Tokyo lit. eastern capital) is the capital of Japan as well as the most populous conurbation in Japan, and the world's largest metropolitan area by population with 33,750,000 people living within its urban influence. A little more than 12 million, and the years 1924-27 were one of two periods he spent working in JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh and the Far East. In 1931, he became a Fellow of Merton College, OxfordMerton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The squat, square tower of its chapel is one of the city's landmarks. Mob Quad, built in the 13th century, is the oldest quadrangle (or court) of any Oxfo, where he remained until 1944. After that he was a Cultural Adviser in TokyoTokyo (; Tokyo lit. eastern capital) is the capital of Japan as well as the most populous conurbation in Japan, and the world's largest metropolitan area by population with 33,750,000 people living within its urban influence. A little more than 12 million. In 1967-68, after a period as Professor of English Literature in Hong KongThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Hong Kong (, pinyin: Xinggng, WG: Hsiang-kang, Cantonese IPA, Jyutping or Penkyamp: hoeng1 gong2, meaning Fragrant Harbour , is one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of Chi, he returned to OxfordThis is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). Its latitude and longitude are 51°45'07" N a as Professor of Poetry.
