Laurence Binyon

Laurence Binyon
Laurence Binyon (1869–1943) was a British poet, dramatist, and art scholar, best known for his World War I poem "For the Fallen," which honors the sacrifice of soldiers. He worked at the British Museum, specializing in Asian art and writing influential works like "Painting in the Far East." Binyon also authored poetry collections, including "The Winnowing Fan," and wrote plays. His deep knowledge of art and culture extended to translations, most notably his version of Dante's "Divine Comedy."

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INTRODUCTION Whatever its outward expression, human thought remains essentially unchanged and, throughout all of its manifestations, is fundamentally the same. Varying phases are but accidents and underneath the divers wrappings of historic periods or different civilizations, the heart as well as the mind of man has been moved by the same desires. Art possesses a unity like that of nature. It is... more...

PREFACE This little book was written by four friends, three of them under-graduates at Oxford, and all of them penetrated with the spirit of the higher culture of our time. The poems, it is clear, have been carefully selected; and, it is probable, have been diligently polished. There is not one which is not remarkable for delicacy of style and conscious aiming after excellence in art. Whether these... more...