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Auden Studies: "the Map of All My Youth" : Early Works, Friends, and Influences by W. H. Auden (1990, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198129645
ISBN-139780198129646
eBay Product ID (ePID)1164934
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Name&Quot;The Map of All My Youth&Quot; : Early Works, Friends, and Influences
SubjectPoetry, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
AuthorW. H. Auden
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesAuden Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN90-007055
Reviews'this is a most rewarding contribution to Auden studies, setting a high standard for succeeding volumes in a series'John Whitehead, The W.H. Auden Society Newsletter, No.6, December 1990, 'Undoubtedly the series will be welcomed by Auden scholars ... A good deal of the scholarly work in this volume is done by a group of younger Auden admirers who were active in Oxford in the early 1980s ... The poet is seen working out his ideas in Katherine Bucknell's highly scholarly editingof the original version of Auden's essay 'Writing, or the Pattern Between People' ... this is a volume which all Auden scholars will require to consult.'Robert Crawford, University of St Andrews, Review of English Studies, Vol. 44, May 1993, 'this is a most rewarding contribution to Auden studies, setting a high standard for succeeding volumes in a series'John Whitehead, The W.H. Auden Society Newsletter, No.6, December 1990'Undoubtedly the series will be welcomed by Auden scholars ... A good deal of the scholarly work in this volume is done by a group of younger Auden admirers who were active in Oxford in the early 1980s ... The poet is seen working out his ideas in Katherine Bucknell's highly scholarly editing of the original version of Auden's essay 'Writing, or the Pattern Between People' ... this is a volume which all Auden scholars will require to consult.'Robert Crawford, University of St Andrews, Review of English Studies, Vol. 44, May 1993, "A welcome addition to the field....This is clearly an important and useful undertaking. Highly recommended for college, university, and public libraries."--Choice, "A welcome addition to the field....This is clearly an important and useful undertaking. Highly recommended for college, university, and public libraries."-- Choice
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume Number1
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal811/.52 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction; The German Auden: Six early poems - Translated by David Constantine; Auden's 'Writing' Essay - Edited by Katherine Bucknell with a foreword by Naomi Mitchison; A Change of Heart: Six letters from Auden to Professor and Mrs E. R. Dodds written at the beginning of World War II - Edited by Kathleen Bell; Frank McEachran (1900-1975): An unrecognized influence on W. H. Auden - John Bridgen; 'The Hero': Auden and Flaubert - John Fuller; Louis MacNeice's Early Poetry (1924 - 1930) - Peter McDonald; 'A Communist to Others': A symposium - Julian Symons, Valentine Cunningham, Stan Smith, Mick Imlah; Collecting W. H. Auden - Robert A. Wilson; W. H. Auden: A bibliographical supplement - Edward Mendelson; Notes on contributors; Index
SynopsisThis is the first volume in an exciting new series on the work of the poet W. H. Auden. It contains a large amount of previously unpublished material by Auden, including six poems from the early 1930s, and a complete version of an important early essay, Writing. There is a selection from his letters, particularly to Stephen Spender, and there are essays on Auden and his work by leading contemporary scholars. Together the essays form an illuminating overview of Auden's work and opinions, and those of his literary and social circle circle., This is the first volume in a new series on the work of the poet W. H. Auden. The volume contains a large amount of Unpublished material by Auden, notably six poems written in German in the early 1930s, translated here by the poet and scholar David Constantine, as well as the complete version of the important early essay, 'Writing', with a new foreword by its original editor Naomi Mitchison. There are substantial selections from Auden's letters to Stephen Spender and to E. R. Dodds and Mrs Dodds: these are the first Auden letters to receive a scholarly presentation with full annotation. Also in the volume are essays about Auden and his mentors and contemporaries, by leading scholars in the field such as Valentine Cunningham, John Fuller, Julian Symons, and Stan Smith, as well as by outstanding newcomers. For bibliophiles, there is advice on collecting Auden's works, and Edward Mendelson has contributed a Supplement to his comprehensive W. H. Auden: A Bibliography, 1924-1969., This is the first volume in a new series on the work of poet W.H. Auden. It includes a large amount of unpublished material by Auden, notably six poems written in German in the early 1930s, translated by the poet and David Constantine, and the complete version of his important early essay, "Writing," with a new foreword by its original editor, Naomi Mitchinson. Substantial selections from Auden's letters to Stephen Spender, E.R. Dodds, and Mrs. Dodds are presented with full annotation. Including essays about Auden, his mentors, and contemporaries by leading scholars in the field, and advice on collecting Auden's works, Auden Studies is indispensable for students, bibliophiles, and general readers interested in the great poet and his fellow writers.
LC Classification NumberPR6001.U4Z47 1990
