"The Map of All My Youth": Early Works, Friends, and Influences (Auden Studies) [Hardcover]

W. H. Auden (Author), Katherine Bucknell (Editor), Nicholas Jenkins (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198129645 | ISBN-13: 978-0198129646 | Publication Date: December 27, 1990

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 It includes a large amount of unpublished material by Auden, notably six poems written in German in the early 1930s, translated by the poet and David Constantine, and the complete version of his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.

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"A welcome addition to the field....This is clearly an important and useful undertaking. Highly recommended for college, university, and public libraries."--Choice

About the Author

Katherine Bucknell and Nicholas Jenkins are co-founders of the W.H. Auden Society.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 27, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198129645
• ISBN-13: 978-0198129646
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,220,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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