Great War Literature Magazine Edition Two Now Available.
We are pleased to announce that the second issue of our quarterly online magazine is now available.
This very special edition contains feature articles on Journey's End and R C Sherriff, including interviews with the cast of a recent production in Guildford, Surrey and an account of Sherriff's activities during the war, based on his letters to his mother. We believe that these two features will prove particularly useful to those studying this play.
In this issue we are also launching a new series of articles, in which we look beyond the literature of the First World War and put it into its historical context. The first of these features 1914, from the tumultuous events of that last ‘golden’ summer, to the Christmas Truce.
Another new series is based on the Home Front and here we have shared some recipes from the First World War, including a 'tried and tested' War Cake, together with household tips.
In a conscious effort to be more 'green', we have produced this as an online magazine, which may be accessed via the link on the home page of our website. Individual pages or articles may then be printed out, if required. To access the magazine, click here.
We hope that you will find this magazine of great interest. Our next edition is due out in January 2009
22-10-2008
NEW WILFRED OWEN COLLECTION LAUNCHED
New Wilfred Owen Collection
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new electronic book on the poetry of Wilfred Owen. Supporting the A-Level syllabus, this new publication contains a biography of the poet and detailed analysis of eighteen of his most frequently studied poems, as follows:
A Terre, Anthem for Doomed Youth, Apologia Pro Poemate Meo, Arms and the Boy, Disabled, Dulce et Decorum Est, Esposure, Futility, Insensibility, Mental Cases, Miners, Spring Offensive, Strange Meeting, The Last Laugh, The Parable of the Old Man and the Young, The Send Off, The Sentry and The Show.
Please click here for further details and to place an order. As this is an electronic book, it is delivered by e-mail, so please ensure that your details are correct at time of ordering.
This compilation offers excellent value, giving you almost 80 pages of analysis and providing a saving of £8.50 when compared to buying the individual poetry analyses.
In common with all of our electronic books, this document is available as a non-printable pdf, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, Version 7.0 or above.
26-09-2008
Sean McNamara Productions presents Journeyís End By RC Sherriff
Sean McNamara Productions presents
Journey's End By RC Sherriff
Wednesday 5th-Saturday 8th November 2008
7.30pm Tickets £9.50 / £8.00 Concessions (Friends and Groups discounts)
Box Office: 01483 444 789
"If All Quiet on the Western Front is the classic film of The First World War then the greatest play of that conflict is Journey's End"
- Sheridan Morley
Sean McNamara Productions is presenting an exciting new staging of RC Sherriff's First World War Classic 'Journey's End' to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the end of The Great War and support The Royal British Legion ëPoppy Appealí at the Electric Theatre, Guildford from Wednesday 5th- Saturday 8th November 2008.
This play has won many international awards, including on Broadway the 2007 Tony Award for Best Revival. The original 1928 production featured a 21 year old Laurence Olivier, in recent years the play has enjoyed successful revivals on The West End and Broadway.
Featuring performances from Guildford School of Acting Graduates Jake Hendricks (Father Kieron in 'Hollyoaks'), Ben Peyton (PC Ben Hayward in ëThe Billí), Robin Colyer (Dick Whittington, Barbican Theatre) and Sean McNamara and directed by GSA's Amanda Fawsett, 'Journey's End' will be a moving, thought-provoking and highly entertaining evening.
Box Office: 01483 444 789
The Electric Theatre, Onslow Street, Guildford, GU1 4SZ
www.electrictheatre.co.uk
04-07-2008
GWL Magazine Launches today!
Great War Literature Magazine Launched.
We are pleased to announce that the first issue of our quarterly online magazine is now available.
This edition contains 'Chloe's Diary' - an account of a visit to the Battlefields of France and Belgium by a fourteen-year old schoolgirl; 'A Visit to Mells' - a detailed article about the village church, the war memorial and the burial place of Siegfried Sassoon; and 'Literary Connections' - a regular feature showing how interconnected the lives of the war poets were.
In a conscious effort to be more 'green', we have produced this as an online magazine, which may be accessed via the link on the home page of our website. Individual pages or articles may then be printed out, if required.
We hope that you will find this magazine of interest and will enjoy our future issues.
18-03-2008
New Publication: A Long Long Way
New Study Guide on 'A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry'
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Study Guide on ''A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry''. The paperback version is currently being printed and will be available for delivery on 28th March 2008. Any orders placed in the meantime will be dispatched on that date.
An e-Book version is also available to download - please click here for details.
This Study Guide provides a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the plot; character analysis and critical assessment of the author's use of characters; comparisons between A Long Long Way and other First World War literature and Historical References providing useful background information to the setting of this novel.
For users of the Great War Literature School Resources Centre, or those considering subscribing to this valuable information bank, the text of this new Study Guide is now available for downloading, printing and photocopying.
If you require further information about this new guide or our growing list of articles now available through the GWLSRC, please contact us on 0871 223 8896.
Following on from our very popular first volume, this study guide features biographies of ten poets and analysis of twenty-eight of their poems.
The poets include:
Harold Begbie, Edmund Blunden, Gilbert Frankau, Robert Graves, Alan P. Herbert, W N Hodgson, Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy (Woodbine Willie), Edward Wyndham Tennant, Robert Ernest Vernede and Arthur Graeme West.
We are taking advanced orders now and these will be dispatched on 24th October.
08-09-2007
OCR e-Book Poem Analysis Collections
OCR E-BOOK POEM ANALYSIS COLLECTIONS
We are pleased to announce the addition to our e-book range of our new OCR Poem Collections to support the OCR 'Opening' Lines Sections F & H. Each of the two collections comprises a complete compilation of Poetry Analysis for the 16 poems which make up the respective sections of the OCR Opening Lines syllabus. Buying one of the compilations provides a saving of £9.00 when compared to buying the individual poetry analyses. Click here for more details.
These new titles expand our already comprehensive range of poet biographies and poetry analysis e-book study guides for students.
In addition, we have now released e-books analysis titles for poems by:
Analysis of the poem 'Mental cases' has also been added to the Wilfred Owen range.
In line with our policy of providing the best and most extensive resources, the new publications are properley researched and provide essential additional knowledge and information on this genre.
For more information you may click on a poet or poem title to visit the appropriate page on our web site. Or if you prefer to see our full range please visit www.greatwarliterature.co.uk.
17-08-2007
NEW TITLES
NEW E-BOOK TITLES
From 16th August 2007 we are pleased to announce that we have added eighteen new titles to our range of e-books.
These new titles expand our already comprehensive range of poet biographies and poetry analysis study guides for students.
In line with our policy of providing the most extensive resources, the new publications feature material that is rarely available elsewhere, if at all, but which provide essential additional knowledge and information on this genre.
We have provided detailed biographies of these poets, together with analysis of some of their works. All of these titles can be found on our web site under 'e-books'.
22-10-2007
GWL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Great War Literature is pleased to announce its new range of workshops for schools and colleges to provide a valuable support to students. All of the workshops will fit into approximately one hour plus a question and answer session.
Each workshop consists of an illustrated talk followed by a discussion/ question and answer session.
Initially we will be offering six topics from which to choose:
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon
Jessie Pope and Wilfred Owen
Home-front Poets
Female Poets
Pro-war and Anti-war Poetry
Journey's End
This first group of workshops can be aimed at either GCSE or A-Level students.
Other topics are planned for future release.
Initially, the workshops are restricted to schools and colleges within a designated area centred on Camberley in Surrey. Click here to view map. Should your school or college be just outside of our region please contact us as we may still be able to arrange a visit.
For more information regarding the content of the workshops, click here.
For further details regarding the workshop fees and publication discounts available to schools and students on the day of the workshops, please call 0871 223 8896. Participating schools may also attract a discount on the subscription to our School Resources Centre.
This very detailed guide covers "Journey's End" by R C Sherriff, "The Accrington Pals" by Peter Whelan, "Not About Heroes" by Stephen MacDonald and "Oh What a Lovely War" by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop.
Interestingly, with the assistance of The Dartington Hall Archive, we have been able to include images from the first productions and most excitingly, pages from a copy of "Journey's End" signed by R C Sherriff and the producers, director and cast of the first New York production in March, 1929. The other images included a reproduction of the original London Savoy Theatre programme showing the cast list, producer Maurice Browne with some of the cast on set, a photograph of the plaster-cast by Jane Jackson, showing the original set-design for Journey's End and lastly R C Sherriffs obituary.
13-11-2008 Great War Literature Magazine Edition Two Now Available.
We are pleased to announce that the second issue of our quarterly online magazine is now available.
This very special edition contains feature articles on Journey's End and R C Sherriff, including interviews with the cast of a recent production in Guildford, Surrey and an account of Sherriff's activities during the war, based on his letters to his mother. We believe that these two features will prove particularly useful to those studying this play.
In this issue we are also launching a new series of articles, in which we look beyond the literature of the First World War and put it into its historical context. The first of these features 1914, from the tumultuous events of that last ‘golden’ summer, to the Christmas Truce.
Another new series is based on the Home Front and here we have shared some recipes from the First World War, including a 'tried and tested' War Cake, together with household tips.
In a conscious effort to be more 'green', we have produced this as an online magazine, which may be accessed via the link on the home page of our website. Individual pages or articles may then be printed out, if required. To access the magazine, click here.
We hope that you will find this magazine of great interest. Our next edition is due out in January 2009
