Siegfried Sassoon
/ˌsiːɡfriːd səˈsuːn/
/ˌsɪɡfriːd səˈsuːn/
- (1886-1967) an English poet and author. He served as a soldier in the First World War and is best known for his poems about the horror of war. He was awarded the Military Cross for his courage in battle but later rejected it because of his opposition to war. His collections of poetry include Counterattack (1918), and he wrote a series of books about his life, including The Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man (1928).
“If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath,I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,And speed glum heroes up the line to death.”齐格弗里德·沙宣(Siegfried Sassoon):(1886-1967)英国诗人和作家。他曾在第一次世界大战中当过士兵,并以关于战争恐怖的诗歌而闻名。他因在战斗中的勇气而被授予军事十字勋章,但后来由于反对战争而被拒绝。他的诗集包括《反击》(1918年),并写了一系列有关他一生的书,包括《猎狐人回忆录》(1928年)。