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Britten, War requiem

by Mervyn Cooke

Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the 20th century, Britten's War Requiem provocatively juxtaposes the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Requiem Mass. This book examines the work, its development, and its reception.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?