Author: Jon Stallworthy File Type: pdf From Homer to Heaney, the voices of men and women have seldom been more piercing, more poignant, than in time of conflict. For fifty years, Jon Stallworthy has been attuned to such voices. In Survivors Songs he explores a series of poetic encounters with war, with essays on Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, and others. Beautifully written, this moving book sets the poetry and prose of the First World War and its aftermath in the wider context of writing about warfare from prehistoric Troy to Anglo-Saxon England from Agincourt to Flanders from El Alamein to Vietnam from the wars of yesterday to the wars of tomorrow.ReviewJon Stallworthy writes with absolute authority about war literature from Aneirin to Owen and beyond. That historical reach is complemented by the precision of his close readings as he detects ancient ideas of chivalry at the Somme or the Battle of Britain. Stallworthys passionate and authoritative survey deserves to become essential reading for anyone who cares to explore the No Mans Land where art and violence collide. Tim Kendall, University of Exeter Conceived as thank-you letters to absent friends, Survivors Songs is suffused with the humanity, learning and beauties of insight that come from Jon Stallworthys life-long engagement with the literature of war as critic, biographer and poet. Immensely subtle and moving, this book will carry forward to future generations the voices - Hardy, Yeats, Owen, Auden, to name a few - it celebrates and mourns so lyrically. Santanu Das, Queen Mary University of London The essays are all delightfully and cleverly written, and so I urge you quickly to go to your book shop, your library or your friend with a copy and read Survivors Songs and let Jon Stallworthy sing to you. Wilfred Owen Association Journal ReviewStallworthys book comes highly recommended,...The book has the tenor of a series of advanced ongoing literary essays...There is much of value here for both the general and specialist reader. -MAJ Jeffrey Alfier, USAF, Retired, Tuscan, Arizona

Author: Samantha Lindley File Type: pdf The field of pain research is rapidly expanding in both human and veterinary medicine, and has helped increase our understanding of acupuncture. However, many are still highly sceptical about the use of acupuncture and prefer for it to remain far from orthodox veterinary practice. This book seeks to challenge common misgivings by showing how veterinary acupuncture works (for small and large animals), and why it should be established as an orthodox form of treatment. Written from a Western approach, rather than a traditional Chinese Medicine approach, it explains the background and history of acupuncture and includes key information on safety aspects, understanding pain and how acupuncture can help, practical aspects such as types of needles and methods of restraint, and related techniques. Not intended as a techniques manual, this book is a preparatory text for those considering taking an acupuncture course and those wishing to gain a solid understanding of the subject. **