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The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings, 1939-1973
W. H. Auden
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Description for The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings, 1939-1973
Hardback. A volume of Auden and Chester Kallman's libretti, it includes historical and textual notes tracing the history of the production and revision of the works, and provides full texts of early scenarios, as well as abandoned and rewritten scenes. Editor(s): Mendelson, Professor Edward. Series: The Complete Works of W.H. Auden. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1314.
W. H. Auden called opera the last refuge of the High Style, and considered it the one art in which the grand manner survived the ironic levelings of modernity. He began writing libretti soon after he arrived in America in 1939 and abandoned his earlier attempts to write public, political drama. Opera gave him the opportunity to rise to the high style in public, not in an attempt to elevate his own status as a poet, but in service of the heroic voice of the singers. These works present their mythical actions with a direct intensity unlike anything ... Read more
W. H. Auden called opera the last refuge of the High Style, and considered it the one art in which the grand manner survived the ironic levelings of modernity. He began writing libretti soon after he arrived in America in 1939 and abandoned his earlier attempts to write public, political drama. Opera gave him the opportunity to rise to the high style in public, not in an attempt to elevate his own status as a poet, but in service of the heroic voice of the singers. These works present their mythical actions with a direct intensity unlike anything ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
823
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Series
The Complete Works of W.H. Auden
Condition
New
Weight
1314g
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691033013
SKU
V9780691033013
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About W. H. Auden
Edward Mendelson is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and the author of Early Auden (Viking). He is the editor of two volumes of Auden's poetry, Collected Poems (Random House) and The English Auden (Random House).
Reviews for The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings, 1939-1973
This collection is, above all, fun to read, full as it is of memorable high jinks... There is a fertility of invention not only in incident but in writing itself ... Auden was always a virtuoso, something of a showoff
and it is a pleasure to watch him showing off.
Los Angeles Times,
and it is a pleasure to watch him showing off.
Los Angeles Times,