| Selected Poems of W. H. Auden Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Auden, W. H. (Author), Mendelson, Edward (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0307278085 ISBN-13: 9780307278081 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 821.912 |
| LCCN: 2007540115 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.32" W x 7.98" (0.62 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This significantly expanded edition of W. H. Auden's Selected Poems adds twenty poems to the hundred in the original edition, broadening its focus to better reflect the enormous wealth of form, rhetoric, tone, and content in Auden's work. Newly included are such favorites as "Funeral Blues" and other works that represent Auden's lighter, comic side, giving a fuller picture of the range of his genius. Also new are brief notes explaining references that may have become obscure to younger generations of readers and a revised introduction that draws on recent additions to knowledge about Auden. As in the original edition, the new Selected Poems makes available the preferred original versions of some thirty poems that Auden revised later in life, making it the best source for enjoying the many facets of Auden's art in one volume. |