![]() ![]() Sassoon was one of the many British poets who established their reputation early with equally brutal descriptions of the horrors of war. In particular, the poet Siegfried Sassoon would become a casualty of the honesty of Graves. On a level that conflates the literal and the metaphorical, the brutal honesty that Graves displays in his memoir would wind up being a way of saying goodbye to many of his friends. Not too much long after returning back to England from the horrors of the war, Graves would say goodbye to his homeland and take up residences in Majorca and the United States. Goodbye to All That can be read both literally and figuratively. The title of Robert Graves’ memoir of his service in WWI is an indication of the overarching theme. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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