The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Prose, Volume V

1963-1968

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Author:

Auden, W. H.

Editor:

Mendelson, Edward

Series title:

The Complete Works of W. H. Auden Ser.

ISBN:

978-0-691-15171-7

Publication Date:

Jun 2015

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $72.00

Book Description:

The penultimate volume of the complete prose of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century This fifth volume of W. H. Auden's prose displays a great writer's mind in its full maturity of wisdom, learning, and emotional and moral intelligence. It contains his most personally revealing essays, the ones in which he wrote for the first time about the full history of his family life, his sexuality, and the development of his moral and religious beliefs....
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Book Details

Pages:	608
Detailed Subjects:	Literary Criticism / Poetry Literary Criticism / American / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.435 x 9.477 x 1.535 Inches
Book Weight:	2 Pounds

Author Biography

Auden, W. H. (Author)

W. H. Auden, who was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907, is one of the most successful and well-known poets of the 20th century. Educated at Oxford, Auden served in the Spanish Civil War, which greatly influenced his work. He also taught in public schools in Scotland and England during the 1930s. It was during this time that he rose to public fame with such works as "Paid on Both Sides" and "The Orators."

Auden eventually immigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1946. It was in the U.S. that he met his longtime partner Chester Kallman. Stylistically, Auden was known for his incomparable technique and his linguistic innovations. The term Audenesque became an adjective to describe the contemporary sounding speech reflected in his poems.

Auden's numerous awards included a Bollingen Prize in Poetry, A National Book Award for "The Shield of Achilles," a National Medal for Literature from the National Book Committee, and a Gold Medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Numerous volumes of his poetry remain available today, including "About the House" and "City Without Walls."

W.H. Auden died on September 28, 1973 in Vienna.

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