Selected Poems
This edition presents the original versions of many poems, which Auden revised to conform to his evolving political and literary attitudes later in his career. In this volume, Edward Mendelson has restored the early versions of some thirty poems generally considered to be superior to the later...
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This edition presents the original versions of many poems, which Auden revised to conform to his evolving political and literary attitudes later in his career. In this volume, Edward Mendelson has restored the early versions of some thirty poems generally considered to be superior to the later versions, allowing the reader to see the entire range of Auden's work. Selected and edited by Edward Mendelson
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679724834 (0679724834)
ASIN: 679724834
Publish date: February 12th 1979
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Note to the Expanded EditionIntroduction--Who stands, the crux left of the watershed--From the very first coming down--Control of the passes was, he saw, the key--Taller to-day, we remember similar evenings--Watch any day his nonchalant pauses, see--Will you turn a deaf ear--Sir, no man's enemy, for...
but what does it mean to finish reading poem compilation? i'm not really finish reading it, just returning it. I'm glad I tried reading Auden, I have his more complete collection on the way.
This is something really new for me. I only began reading literature again, after a multi-decades long hiatus, 2 yrs ago. Poetry in particular has always been inaccessible to me – I mean, I read a lot of Greek and Latin poetry, of course – but somehow that’s different – but I’ve *never* been able to...
I bought this book just for the inscription:For Heather...Because poetry can heal the soul.With love,Jason(Dec. 2001)I've spent many an hour wondering about Jason and Heather, whether poetry did in fact heal her soul, and why a gift given with love ended up on the discount clearance rack at Hastings...
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