'They Walked and Talked ...' a Dymock Poets’ Collection

Synopsis: On the north-west borders of Gloucestershire, in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the First World War, a literary community was formed which came to represent a significant development in the modern poetic tradition. By August 1914, the poet and playwright Lascelles Abercrombie, Wilfrid Gibson, and the American poet Robert Frost had all taken up residence in and around the village of Dymock. Inspired by the beauty of their surroundings and encouraged by a succession of visitors, including Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater, Edward Thomas and Eleanor Farjeon, a new literary currency was established during that final summer before the outbreak of war. Their writings represented a movement away from the prevailing literary idiom, regarded by many as rhetorically ornate and emotionally restricted. Instead the Dymock Poets sought inspiration in natural settings and everyday experiences. This DVD contains a selection of poems by Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater, Robert Frost, Wilfrid Gibson and Edward Thomas read in the locality.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2010
Year of production: 2010
Subjects: Literature
Keywords: local history; poetry; Thomas, Edward; World War 1; Frost, Robert; Drinkwater, John; Brooke, Rupert; countryside; Gibson, Wilfrid; Abercrombie, Lascelles

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