Forewords and Afterwords by W. H. Auden
$12.00
A collection of W. H. Auden’s literary essays, reviews and introductions, bringing a poet’s eye to the work of other writers and artists. Subjects range across literature, philosophy and the arts, including Shakespeare, Goethe, Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde. These prose pieces offer an engaging companion to Auden’s poetry and an introduction to his wide-ranging critical interests.
- Author: W. H. Auden
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Year: 1974
- Edition / printing: First Vintage Books edition, May 1974. Originally published by Random House in 1973.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 529
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0394718879
- ISBN-13: 9780394718873
Condition: Covers are rubbed, creased and discoloured, with small tears and chips along the outer edge. Corners and spine ends are worn, and the pages are age-toned.
Book details
- Title
- Forewords and Afterwords
- Authors
- W. H. Auden
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Published
- 1974
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paperback
- Edition
- First Vintage Books edition, May 1974. Originally published by Random House in 1973.
- Subjects
- NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS, LITERARY CRITICISM, ESSAYS, W H AUDEN
- Page count
- 529
- ISBN-13
- 9780394718873
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: BOOKS, ESSAYS, LITERARY CRITICISM, LOC005, NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS, W H AUDEN
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