Yazar: Charles Hamilton Sorley

Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915) was an esteemed British poet, often counted among the notable war poets of World War I. Despite his tragically brief life, Sorley”s intellectual prowess and literary achievements are remarkable. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he was educated at Marlborough and later on a scholarship at King”s College, Cambridge. His studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, during which he enlisted in the British Army, serving as a lieutenant in the Suffolk Regiment. Before his untimely death at the Battle of Loos at the young age of 20, Sorley produced a body of work that was posthumously celebrated for its profound depth and prescient understanding of the futility and horror of war. His poetry, noted for its clear-eyed realism and absence of romanticized patriotism, was published after his death, including his famous sonnets. Sorley”s words reflected his belief in the potential harmony between nature and humanity, cruelly disrupted by the war. His literary style is characterized by a direct, unadorned language, and a philosophical approach that belies his youth. “The Letters of Charles Sorley” provides invaluable insight into his life and thought process, offering a poignant window into the experiences of a young soldier-poet whose voice was silenced too early, but whose work continues to resonate. Sorley”s influence can be traced in the works of later poets, and his writing remains a crucial part of the canon of World War I literature.