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Robert graves memoir good bye to all that
Robert graves memoir good bye to all that









robert graves memoir good bye to all that

As a young boy, he was constantly exposed to the belief that one social and financial class was superior to another. At the root of all of these “good-byes” was his desire to be rid of political, religious, and societal pretenses. Robert Graves said good-bye to many things militarism, class distinction, mindless chatter, organized religion, and most especially, authority. Students, formal and otherwise, young and old, will discover for themselves to what Graves is saying good-bye. Aside from being an indispensable tool for teaching about the Great War, this book is also an excellent resource for social history and literary criticism. Graves, who was a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, writes of his life from being raised in a well-to-do family, his experiences at boarding school, his activities during World War I, and how the war impacted his future. In his introduction to the book, author and World War II veteran Paul Fussell states that this is “the best memoir of the First World War.” He may be right. Initially published in 1929, Good-Bye to All That is the autobiography of author and poet, Robert Graves.











Robert graves memoir good bye to all that