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Abstraction and Artistic Volition: Expressionist Reflection on Siegfried Sassoon’s Select War Poems: Attack, Glory of Women, Counter-Attack, Expression of War experiences, and Dreamers
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Kousar, R and Sarfraz, N and Qasim, K, Abstraction and Artistic Volition: Expressionist Reflection on Siegfried Sassoon's Select War Poems: Attack, Glory of Women, Counter-Attack, Expression of War experiences, and Dreamers, Language in India, 15, (12) Article 170. ISSN 1930-2940 (2015) [Non Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This research explores representation of reality in Siegfried Sassoon’s selected poems. It
uses expressionist elements such as abstraction, artistic volition and interior monologue. It takes
light from the expressionist artists such as Van Gogh, Edvard Munch and Strindberg.
Expressionism is a style of artistic creation. It expresses feelings. It rejects imitation, mimesis
and representation of the external world. It promotes spontaneity through the artistic volition,
abstraction and interior monologue. It argues that reality is not objective. It is subjective, varying from person to person as individuals have the capacity to redefine it. Sassoon reveals truth
through irony, fear of death, psychological strain and physical exhaustion of the young soldiers.
He narrates an ironic difference between the horrific experiences of soldiers and the calm
conditions in which other civilians live. This work provides a new outlook to the readers to
visualize Sassoon’s poetry in a new perspective.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | expressionism, Siegfried Sassoon, abstraction, Artistic Volition, interior monologue, young soldiers |
Research Division: | Creative Arts and Writing |
Research Group: | Performing arts |
Research Field: | Performing arts not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences |
UTAS Author: | Kousar, R (Ms Rehana Kousar) |
ID Code: | 122990 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2017-12-08 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-11 |
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