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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

The Criticism of a Poet (1938-08-28)

Type

Book Review

Published

1938-08-28
The Sunday Times

Authors (1)

MacCarthy, Desmond

Citation

"The Criticism of a Poet", The Sunday Times, 28 Aug 1938, p. 6 The Sunday Times Historical Archive,, https://link-gale-com.libproxy.unl.edu/apps/doc/FP1801649703/STHA?u=linc74325&sid=bookmark-STHA&xid=730d1dda. Accessed 24 Dec 2021

Excerpt

"The unknown warrior inspired a good deal of early post-war verse but none of it was worth, in my eyes, Herbert Palmer's single line:- Cover my face: my name is sacrifice."

Related People (3)

  • Campbell, Roy | Mentioned Poet
  • MacCarthy, Desmond | Critic
  • MacCarthy, Desmond | Article Author

Related Works (1)

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Repositories (1)

  • The Sunday Times