W. H. Auden is a giant of twentieth-century English poetry whose writings demonstrate a sustained engagement with the times in which he lived. But how did the century's shifting cultural terrain affect him and his work? Written by distinguished poets and scholars, these brief but authoritative essays offer a varied set of coordinates by which to chart Auden's continuously evolving career, examining key aspects of his environmental, cultural, political and creative contexts. Reaching beyond mere biography, these essays present Auden as the product of ongoing negotiations between himself, his…mehr
W. H. Auden is a giant of twentieth-century English poetry whose writings demonstrate a sustained engagement with the times in which he lived. But how did the century's shifting cultural terrain affect him and his work? Written by distinguished poets and scholars, these brief but authoritative essays offer a varied set of coordinates by which to chart Auden's continuously evolving career, examining key aspects of his environmental, cultural, political and creative contexts. Reaching beyond mere biography, these essays present Auden as the product of ongoing negotiations between himself, his time and posterity, exploring the enduring power of his poetry to unsettle and provoke. The collection will prove valuable for scholars, researchers and students of English literature, cultural studies and creative writing.
Acknowledgements List of contributors A note on editions and abbreviations Introduction Tony Sharpe Part I. Contexts of Place: 1. Auden's northerliness Tony Sharpe 2. Two cities: Berlin and New York Patrick Deer 3. Ideas about England Stan Smith 4. Ideas of America Aidan Wasley 5. At home in Italy and Austria Justin Quinn Part II. Social and Cultural Contexts: 6. Auden and the class system Adrian Caesar 7. The Church of England: Auden's Anglicanism Tony Sharpe 8. British homosexuality, 1920-39 Gregory Woods 9. American homosexuality, 1939-72 Richard Bozorth 10. Auden among women Janet Montefiore 11. Auden and the American literary world Aidan Wasley 12. Atlantic Auden Michael Wood Part III. Political, Historical and Theoretical Contexts: 13. Communism and fascism in 1920s and 1930s Britain Matthew Worley 14. Auden and wars Patrick Deer 15. Auden and Freud: the psychoanalytic text John Boly 16. Auden's theology Alan Jacobs 17. In history Susannah Young-ah Gottlieb Part IV. Creative Contexts (i): 18. The body Edward Mendelson 19. The cinema Keith Williams 20. 1930s British drama Steve Nicholson 21. The documentary moment David Collard 22. Travel writing Tim Youngs 23. Auden and post-war opera Michael Symmons Roberts (ii) Precursors and Contemporaries: 24. Earlier English influences Chris Jones 25. Shakespeare Stephen Regan 26. Yeats Michael O'Neill 27. Eliot Hugh Haughton 28. Some modernists in early Auden Gareth Reeves 29. In German Rainer Emig 30. Auden and Isherwood James J. Berg and Chris Freeman Part V. The 'Most Professional' Poet: 31. Auden in prose Sean O'Brien 32. Auden and little magazines Andrew Thacker 33. Double take: Auden in collaboration Richard Badenhausen 34. Auden and prosody Sean O'Brien 35. Auden's forms Seamus Perry Further reading Index.
Acknowledgements List of contributors A note on editions and abbreviations Introduction Tony Sharpe Part I. Contexts of Place: 1. Auden's northerliness Tony Sharpe 2. Two cities: Berlin and New York Patrick Deer 3. Ideas about England Stan Smith 4. Ideas of America Aidan Wasley 5. At home in Italy and Austria Justin Quinn Part II. Social and Cultural Contexts: 6. Auden and the class system Adrian Caesar 7. The Church of England: Auden's Anglicanism Tony Sharpe 8. British homosexuality, 1920-39 Gregory Woods 9. American homosexuality, 1939-72 Richard Bozorth 10. Auden among women Janet Montefiore 11. Auden and the American literary world Aidan Wasley 12. Atlantic Auden Michael Wood Part III. Political, Historical and Theoretical Contexts: 13. Communism and fascism in 1920s and 1930s Britain Matthew Worley 14. Auden and wars Patrick Deer 15. Auden and Freud: the psychoanalytic text John Boly 16. Auden's theology Alan Jacobs 17. In history Susannah Young-ah Gottlieb Part IV. Creative Contexts (i): 18. The body Edward Mendelson 19. The cinema Keith Williams 20. 1930s British drama Steve Nicholson 21. The documentary moment David Collard 22. Travel writing Tim Youngs 23. Auden and post-war opera Michael Symmons Roberts (ii) Precursors and Contemporaries: 24. Earlier English influences Chris Jones 25. Shakespeare Stephen Regan 26. Yeats Michael O'Neill 27. Eliot Hugh Haughton 28. Some modernists in early Auden Gareth Reeves 29. In German Rainer Emig 30. Auden and Isherwood James J. Berg and Chris Freeman Part V. The 'Most Professional' Poet: 31. Auden in prose Sean O'Brien 32. Auden and little magazines Andrew Thacker 33. Double take: Auden in collaboration Richard Badenhausen 34. Auden and prosody Sean O'Brien 35. Auden's forms Seamus Perry Further reading Index.
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