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Film, Video Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War

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Title

  • Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War

Summary

  • In 1914 the case of Gallant Little Belgium stirred political and artistic attention and emotion all over the world. Invaded by "the Huns," the Belgians found themselves at the heart of a propaganda battle in both warring and neutral nations. The writing of war poems became part of the war effort. American poets as well joined in. Kluge Fellow Geert Buelens address the use of poetry as propaganda, using WWI poems about Belgium by poets such as e.e. cummings, Witter Bynner, Ford Madox Ford and prominent Russian, Italian and Scandinavian poets.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2008-07-17.

Headings

  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Literature
  • -  Poetry
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  War, Military

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Military Science.
  • -  Classification: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Geert Buelens.
  • -  Recorded on 2008-07-17.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687994

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-17, 2008. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687994/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2008) Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-17. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687994/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -07-17, 2008. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687994/>.