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Auden's Games of Knowledge
Richard R. Bozorth
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Description for Auden's Games of Knowledge
Paperback. Shows that Auden's career was tied to a process of gay self-interrogation unparalleled in poetry. This work argues that he was driven by the yearning to comprehend the psychological, political, and ethical implications of same-sex desire. It also argues that his work constitutes an erotic autobiography exploring the challenges of homosexual love. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
The first full-length consideration of Auden as a homosexual poet, this volume shows that Auden's career was tied to a process of gay self-interrogation unparalleled in modern poetry and argues that he was driven by a powerful yearning to comprehend the psychological, political, and ethical implications of same-sex desire. Auden's theories about poetry in the 1930s and after reflected an intense concern with how to write publicly as a homosexual poet. That struggle was made manifest in his love poetry, which Bozorth argues constitutes a kind of "erotic autobiography" exploring the distinct challenges of homosexual love. Bozorth's approach is ... Read more
The first full-length consideration of Auden as a homosexual poet, this volume shows that Auden's career was tied to a process of gay self-interrogation unparalleled in modern poetry and argues that he was driven by a powerful yearning to comprehend the psychological, political, and ethical implications of same-sex desire. Auden's theories about poetry in the 1930s and after reflected an intense concern with how to write publicly as a homosexual poet. That struggle was made manifest in his love poetry, which Bozorth argues constitutes a kind of "erotic autobiography" exploring the distinct challenges of homosexual love. Bozorth's approach is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231113533
SKU
V9780231113533
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About Richard R. Bozorth
Richard R. Bozorth is assistant professor of English at Southern Methodist University.
Reviews for Auden's Games of Knowledge
Bozorth's splendid study of Auden's position as a poet of "erotic autobiography" is the first serious attempt to place Auden's homosexuality at the core of his poetic output. For the most part avoiding the self-involved rhetoric of queer studies, Bozorth offers a convincing demonstration that... Auden's poetry is a dialogue in which same-sex desire is the means by which the ... Read more