Owen,Wilfred

Owen,Wilfred
Owen, Wilfred. 1893-1918.
British poet whose work reflects his experiences in World War I. He was killed in battle.

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  • Owen, Wilfred — born March 18, 1893, Oswetry, Shropshire, Eng. died Nov. 4, 1918, France British poet. Owen was already writing verse before he enlisted in the army in 1915, but the experience of trench warfare brought him to rapid maturity; the poignant poems… …   Universalium

  • Owen, Wilfred — ► (1893 1918) Poeta británico. Su temática gira en torno a la experiencia bélica. Autor de Poemas. * * * (18 mar. 1893, Oswetry, Shropshire, Inglaterra–4 nov. 1918, Francia). Poeta británico. Ya escribía poesía antes de alistarse en el ejército… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter — (1893 1918)    He was born in Plas Wilmot, near Oswestry, Shropshire, the son of a railway clerk, but brought up in Birkenhead and educated at Shrewsbury Technical School until 1911. From 1911 to 1913 he was pupil and lay assistant to the Rev.… …   British and Irish poets

  • Wilfred Owen — Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (* 18. März 1893 in Oswestry, Grafschaft Shropshire (England); † 4. November 1918 bei Ors (Frankreich)) war ein britischer Dichter und Soldat. Er gilt als der bedeutendste Zeitzeuge des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilfred Owen — Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (18 de marzo de 1893 4 de noviembre de 1918) fue un poeta inglés. Se puede decir que Owen es el más famoso de los poetas de guerra ingleses. Nacido en Oswestry, Shropshire, de ancestros ingleses y galeses …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wilfred Owen — [Wilfred Owen] (1893–1918) an English ↑poet who fought in ↑World War I and whose poems are about the horrors of war and the waste of life it causes. He was killed a week before the end of the war, and his poems were published two years later by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Owen — Owen, Robert Owen, Wilfred * * * (as used in expressions) Gehry, Frank O(wen) Glendower, Owen Owen, Robert Owen, Robert Dale Owen, Wilfred Wister, Owen …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wilfred Owen — Infobox Writer imagesize = 155px caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1893|3|18 birthplace = Oswestry, Shropshire, UK deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1918|11|4|1893|3|18 deathplace = Sambre Oise Canal, France nationality =… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilfred Owen — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Owen. Wilfred Owen Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, MC (18 mars 1893 – 4 novembre 1918 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Owen — /oh euhn/, n. 1. Sir Richard, 1804 92, English zoologist and anatomist. 2. Robert, 1771 1858, Welsh social reformer in Great Britain and the U.S. 3. Wilfred, 1893 1918, English poet. 4. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Gehry… …   Universalium

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