Rupert Brooke - The Soldier - Analysis. Poetry Lecture by Dr. Andrew Barker

THE SOLDIER. Written just before the First World War, Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier" was used as a recruiting poem for that war and wars after. Yet the man who wrote it had very limited experience of warfare. How far is this still very famous poem a piece of out-dated jingoism? Or how far can it be seen as a love poem to England? This lecture presents the arguments for both interpretations. Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. COMMENTS also are gratefully received. Click http://andrewbarker.info should you wish for extra notes and a transcript of the lecture and analysis above. Andrew Barker