Perspectives

When analysing “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke you might also find it useful to take into consideration various perspectives related to theme, pop culture and literary period.

The literary period

Rupert Brooke lived and wrote during the reign of King George V and has often been considered a Georgian poet for this reason. The Georgian movement is a specific literary movement in Britain defined by authors’ preferences for positive topics, such as love, friendship, honour, etc.

Texts with the same themes from other authors

Both the theme of death and patriotism in connection to England and War World I have been explored by another poet, in a very different way from Rupert Brook’s. In the 1917 poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, the speaker is critical of the horrors of World War I and considers patriotism as an illusion, because – when in battle – all soldiers forget ...