Walter de la Mare byl anglický básník a prozaik, jehož dílo se často zabývá podivuhodným světem dětské fantazie, ale také psychologickým hororem. Jeho přístup k psaní byl hluboce ovlivněn zájmem o představivost, což dodalo jeho textům jedinečnou, lehce nadpozemskou kvalitu. De la Mare mistrně proplétal realitu s fantazií a vytvářel znepokojivé, ale zároveň fascinující příběhy, které rezonují s čtenáři napříč generacemi.
Walter de la Mare was one of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, with a distinctive voice and a gift for evocative imagery. This collection includes some of his most famous works, including 'The Listeners' and 'The Veil.' With its haunting beauty and timeless themes, de la Mare's poetry continues to captivate readers to this day. A must-read for fans of modern poetry.
Though sometimes classified with Owen, Rosenberg and Sassoon as a 'war poet', he was rather a poet who died tragically in the war, and whose main subjects were the English countryside and its people, and the solitude of the observing self. The present edition offers the complete poems together with detailed editorial apparatus in what has become acknowledged as the standard edition by R. George Thomas. It also includes Thomas's remarkable prose War Diary of 1917
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was one of the best-loved English poets of the twentieth century, his verse admired by contemporaries including Thomas Hardy, Robert Frost, W.