"I have to confess that I felt rather proud of the simple device of my suffocating cloud. The Prospero of poisons, the Faustus of the front, bringing mental magic to modern armament."
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The title character of the poem was responsible for developing gas as a weapon of war.
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Tony Harrison
(30 April 1937 – 26 September 2025) was an English poet, translator and . He was born in and received his education in Classics from and . He is known for the poem V (1985), as well as for new versions of classic stage works: from ancient Greek such as the tragedies ' and ', from French Molière's ', plus ' from . He was also known for his outspoken views, particularly on the Iraq War. Many of Harrison's plays have been performed at the . In 2015, he was honoured with the in recognition for his b
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