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September 1, 1939 : a biography of a poem / Ian Sansom.
Van Pelt Library PR6001.U4 Z796 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sansom, Ian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. September 1, 1939.
- Auden, W. H.
- Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
- Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 341 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Contents:
- Wow! p. 1
- Your Least Favourite Auden Poem? p. 15
- Just a Title p. 30
- I ≠ A p. 47
- The Modern Poet p. 56
- Not Standing p. 64
- A Not Insignificant Americanism p. 74
- A Rolling Tomato Gathers No Mayonnaise p. 82
- Clever-Clever p. 91
- Various Cosmic Thingummys p. 96
- Offensive Smells p. 106
- A Little Spank-Spank p. 115
- Strangeways p. 127
- Is Berlin Very Wicked? p. 133
- Do Not Tell Other Writers to F*** Off p. 144
- The Latin for the Judgin' p. 153
- Aerodynamics p. 171
- Get Rid of the (Expletive) Braille p. 176
- Tower of Babel Time p. 185
- The Liquid Menu p. 195
- Below Average p. 205
- Soft Furnishings p. 212
- Talking Trash p. 221
- You Can't Say 'Mad' Nijinsky p. 230
- Homo Faber p. 241
- As Our Great Poet Auden Said p. 257
- We Must Die Anyway p. 268
- Twinkling p. 277
- A New Chapter in My Life p. 292
- Twenty-Five Years' Worth of Reading p. 305.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-341).
- ISBN:
- 0062984594
- 9780062984593
- OCLC:
- 1104321330
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