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W.H. Auden: the life of a poet
β Scribed by Osborne Charles
- Publisher
- Michael OβMara Books
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 372
- Edition
- New ed.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A biography of W.H. Auden, which looks at his career as a poet, and also offers an insight into the personality of the private man behind the public reputation. First published in 1979.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover 1
Title 1
Illustrations acknowledgments 1
Preface 1
I. 1907-1925 1
II. 1925-1928 31
III. 1928-1932 60
IV. 1932-1936 86
V. 1936 114
VI. 1937-1938 132
VII. 1938-1940 167
VIII. 1940-1945 200
IX. 1945-1952 219
X. 1953-1964 250
XI. 1964-1973 277
XII. Ave atque vale 318
XIII. Obiter dicta 336
Index 340
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Biographies (Biography)
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