# The Life and Times of Wilfred Owen

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Peter Bunyan, Chris Cuff
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/life-and-times-wilfred-owen)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The Great War' shaped the 20th century, led directly to the Second World War, and continues to fascinate and intrigue successive generations. But why did so much poetry derive from it, unlike successive conflicts? This talk, aimed at sixth-form students of English literature, as well as the general public, addresses this question. It focuses on major writers such as Owen, Sassoon and Brookes alongside less well-known but significant figures such as Ivor Gurney, Charles Sorley and Hulian Grenfell, placing them in their social, economic and historical contexts.

## Lectures

1. [The Life and Times of Wilfred Owen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/life-and-times-wilfred-owen/1feaafe25df4) (YouTube)