This is an indispensable reference guide to the works of one of
the most important poets of the twentieth century. W. H. Auden's
writing is notoriously complex--full of puzzling allusions and
shaped by influences as diverse as Old English poetry and Auden's
own theory of psychosomatic illness. To help readers understand
Auden's work, the poet and scholar John Fuller examines all of
Auden's published poems, plays, and libretti, leaving out only some
juvenilia. In unprecedented detail, he reviews the works'
publishing history, paraphrases difficult passages, and explains
allusions. He points out interesting variants (including material
abandoned in drafts), identifies sources, looks at verse forms, and
offers critical interpretations. Along the way, he presents a
wealth of facts about Auden's works and life that are available in
no other publication.
The book is a major revision of Fuller's critically acclaimed
"Reader's Guide" to Auden, published in 1970. It contains more than
twice the material of that earlier volume. Fuller organizes the
book on the basis of the individual collections that Auden himself
originally published, with sections of "uncollected" work
interwoven. Clear, meticulously researched, and carefully designed
for ease of use, it is an essential guide for anyone interested in
Auden's remarkable and sometimes elusive writing.
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