He was an extremely prolific writer, who published more than 140 no. Goodbye to all that by robert graves, hardcover barnes. Divided into anecdotal scenes and satiric episodes, goodbye to all that is infused with a dark humour. He wrote his autobiography, goodbye to all that, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. In goodbye to all that, graves powerfully explores the horrors of the first world war, while also providing a compelling look at the inner workings of british society. From great war poet to goodbye to all that 18951929. Goodbye to all that by robert graves 1929 october 2016. Goodbye to all that by robert graves overdrive rakuten. First edition, first issue of graves classic autobiography with siegfried sassoons poem on pp. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of graves, illustrated with maps and photographs. In the somme engagement, graves was severely wounded while leading his men through the cemetery at bazentinlepetit church on 20 july 1916. Robert ranke graves 18951985 was a british poet, novelist, and critic. He conveys that feeling of exhilaration to his readers in a pellmell rush of words that remains supremely lucid.
Starting with his childhood before moving onto his deeply unhappy years in lower education, young graves was a charming social misfit due to his outspoken nature and subversion of traditions. Beginning in the 1970s, graves was suffering from senility and became more of a recluse and his output declined. Published by penguin classics 2000 an autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in english society following the first world war, robert gravess goodbye to all that is a matchless evocation of the great wars haunting legacy, published in penguin modern classics. Goodbye to all that by robert graves the 146th greatest. Weve got a strict policy at the kansas city public library. It was my bitter leavetaking of england, he wrote in a prologue to the revised second edition of 1957, where i had recently broken a good many conventions. Goodbye to all that penguin modern classics kindle edition by graves, robert. The main characters of this biography, war story are robert graves. Goodbye to all that, autobiography by robert graves, published in 1929 and revised in 1957. Almost all i knew about graves was that he was the author of i claudius and claudius the god, written in the 1930s and popularized on pbs in the 1970s. There were two editions of this robert graves classic. Written in 1929 when robert graves was only 33, goodbye to all that can hardly be described as a full autobiography. Initially published in 1929, goodbye to all that is the autobiography of author and poet, robert graves.
The objects of this autobiography, written at the age of thirtythree, are simple enough. Robert gravess autobiographical masterpiece savages the conduct of the 191418 conflict in a searing satire that at once reviles the fighting and reveres the courage. Paperback published in 2000, paperback published in 1958, kindle edition published in 2000, 0140014438 paperback. An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great te. His father was an inspector of schools, a gaelic scholar, and a writer of. Achetez et telechargez ebook goodbye to all that penguin modern classics. Goodbye to all that project gutenberg selfpublishing. But we dont want to see your drivers license or id. From great war poet to goodbye to all that 18951929 english edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading goodbye to all that penguin modern classics. So began a five year pause in graves life, in which the main action of his autobiography unfolds. Graves was a prolific author and published over 140 books.
Goodbye to all that by robert graves university of oxford. It is considered a classic of the disillusioned postwar generation. In 1929, robert graves 18951985 published his powerful autobiography, goodbye to all that, which was to become one of the most famous books ever written about life in the trenches on the western front. Goodbye to all that is an autobiography by robert graves which first appeared in 1929, when the author was 34 years old. In this autobiography, first published in 1929, poet robert graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the first world war. This is his superb account of his life up until that bitter leavetaking. First published in 1929, the work is a landmark antiwar memoir of life in the trenches during world war i. It begins with an account of his english public school education and concludes with a description of the postwar years including a stint teaching in cairo, but.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1929, and was written by robert graves. I like robert graves historical fiction very much, but i did not like this book. Goodbye to all that by robert graves professional moron. In 1929, he published goodbye to all that, a memoir of that war and his part in it, but also a witness to the changes that war had wrought. Goodbye to all that is the autobiography of robert graves.
I should note that this is a rewritten version of the book. The title expresses graves disillusionment in the existence of traditional, stable values in european and english society. In the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s several books about world war i came out that have become seminal works in their own right. An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in english society following the first world war, robert graves s goodbye to all that is a matchless evocation of the great wars haunting legacy, published in penguin modern classics. Gravess account of his experiences in world war i are horrifyingly memorable. An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in english society following the first world war, robert gravess goodbye to all that is a matchless evocation of the great wars haunting legacy, published in penguin modern classics. Gravess former friends edmund blunden and siegfried sassoon annotated over half the pages of an advance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this autobiography, first published in 1929, poet robert graves traces the monumental and universal loss of innocence that occurred as a result of the. Goodbye to all that paperback january 1, 1961 by robert graves author 4.
The first came out in the 20s and was raw and popular and controversial. Written after the war and as he was leaving his birthplace, he thought, forever, goodbye to all that bids farewell not only to england and his english family and friends, but also to a way of life. This study guide consists of approximately 86 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of goodbye to all that. Robert graves 18951985 was a poet, novelist, and critic. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 281 pages and is available in paperback format. From great war poet to goodbye to all that 18951929 by jean moorcroft wilson is an exceptional biographies. The title may also point to the passing of an old order following the cataclysm of the first world war. Gravess superbly sardonic memoir should be essential reading for the centenary of the first world war. The second came out in the 50s and was somewhat bowdlerized by the author, because several of.
Goodbye to all that by robert graves, first edition abebooks. Robert graves 18951985 was an english novelist, poet, and translator of classical greek and roman literature, and one of the most prominent english writers of the 20th century. Goodbye to all that penguin modern classics english edition. In 1929 robert graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing never to make. His first volume of poems, over the brazier 1916, reflects his experiences in the trenches, and was followed by many works of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. He wrote this in eleven weeks in 1929, at a time of great emotional upheaval, and its speed was a problem.
In 1929 robert graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing never to make england my home again. Graves is a superb storyteller, and theres clearly something liberating about burning all your bridges at 34 his age when goodbye to all that was first published in 1929. It chronicles the authors experiences as a student at charterhouse school in london and as a teenaged soldier in france during. He went from school to the first world war, where he became a captain in the royal welch fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the battle of the somme. Among these is goodbye to all that by robert graves, his autobiography written and published in 1929 that mainly covers his time as a british officer in the royal welch fusiliers on the western front during the war. In goodbye to all that, the british poet robert graves 18951985, best known to american readers as the author of the novel of ancient rome, i claudius, writes the autobiography of his youth, justifiably famous for its eloquent but straightforward depiction of the horrors of wwi, during which graves. Pdf goodbye to all that book by robert graves free. Many young men entered the war full of patriotism tinged with a faith in god and the rightness of their cause, but left that war, shaken in their patriotism, many now atheists, and skeptical of any emotional call from any ideology. See all 58 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Free download or read online goodbye to all that pdf epub book. From great war poet to goodbye to all that 18951929 by jean moorcroft wilson did the poet fib about life in the trenches.
Goodbye to all that made by the author during his lifetime. An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in english society following the first world war, robert graves s goodbye. Robert graves was the author of the most famous of all englishlanguage war memoirs, goodbye to all that 1929. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.