Early Auden, Later Auden : A Critical Biography / Edward Mendelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendelson, Edward, author.

Contributor:

Mendelson, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973--Criticism and interpretation.

Auden, W. H.

Poets, English--20th century--Biography.

Poets, English.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (911 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

With a new preface by the author

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presented in one volume for the very first time, and updated with new archival discoveries, Early Auden, Later Auden reintroduces Edward Mendelson's acclaimed, two-part biography of W. H. Auden (1907-73), one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. This book offers a detailed history and interpretation of Auden's oeuvre, spanning the duration of his career from juvenilia to his final works in poetry as well as theatre, film, radio, opera, essays, and lectures.Early Auden, Later Auden follows the evolution of the poet's thought, offering a comparison of Auden's views at various junctures over a lifetime. With penetrating insight, Mendelson examines Auden's early ideas, methods, and personal transitions as reflected in poems, manuscripts, and private papers. The book then links changes in Auden's intellectual, emotional, and religious experience with his shifting public role-showing the depth of his personal struggles with self and with fame, and the means by which these internal conflicts were reflected in his art in later years.Featuring a new preface by the author, Early Auden, Later Auden is an engaging and timeless work that demonstrates Auden's remarkable range and complexity, paying homage to his enduring legacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the One- Volume Edition

Early Auden

Introduction to Early Auden

Part One. The Border and the Group (August 1927-May 1933)

Part Two. The Two Worlds (June 1933-January 1939)

Epilogue

Later Auden

Introduction to Later Auden

Part One. Vision and After (1939-1947)

PART TWO. The Flesh We Are (1948-1957)

PART THREE. Territorial (1958-1973)

Postscript

Reference Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400882946

140088294X

OCLC:

1132672407