Walter de la Mare fu un poeta e prosatore inglese la cui opera esplora spesso il meraviglioso regno dell'immaginazione infantile, nonché il sottile orrore psicologico. Il suo approccio alla scrittura fu profondamente informato da un interesse per l'immaginazione, conferendo ai suoi testi una qualità unica ed eterea. De la Mare intrecciò magistralmente realtà e fantasia, creando narrazioni inquietanti ma accattivanti che risuonano attraverso le generazioni.
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.