L’inferno nella mente: cura e redenzione del trauma bellico nei versi di Wilfred Owen / Marcello Corrente

This article examines the relationship between war trauma, poetic expression, and psychological recovery in the life and work of Wilfred Owen, one of the most significant voices of First World War poetry. Beginning with the transformation of British war poetry from patriotic celebration into an instrument of testimony and protest, the study explores the psychological consequences of trench warfare and the emergence of *shell shock* as a challenge to prevailing assumptions about masculine emotional resilience. Particular attention is devoted to Owen’s treatment at Craiglockhart War Hospital under Dr Arthur Brock, whose therapeutic approach encouraged the restoration of psychological equilibrium through meaningful activity and renewed engagement with the external world. Within this context, poetic writing emerged as a means of confronting traumatic memories, overcoming feelings of guilt, and reconstructing a fractured identity. Through close readings of *The Sentry*, *Dulce et Decorum Est*, and *Strange Meeting*, the article investigates the progressive transformation of personal suffering into poetic testimony, ethical reflection, and a vision of reconciliation. It argues that Owen’s poetry transcends the representation of wartime horror to become an instrument of psychological healing and moral redemption, culminating in an appeal to compassion, forgiveness, and the restoration of human dignity.