The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Prose, Volume VI: 1969-1973 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780691164588)

The final volume of the complete prose of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers

This sixth and final volume of W. H. Auden's prose displays a great writer's mind in its full maturity of wisdom, learning, and emotional and moral intelligence. It contains the full text of the only book that he regarded as an autobiography, A Certain World, in which he portrayed himself by selecting and commenting on writings by others that most affected him throughout his life. It also features late essays and reviews that in many cases present lightly disguised autobiographies, among them the most detailed account of his sexuality, in "Papa Was a Wise Old Sly-Boots." The appendixes gather lectures and public talks that are otherwise unpublished or unavailable.

Edward Mendelson's comprehensive notes provide biographical and historical explanations of obscure references. The text includes corrections and revisions that Auden marked in personal copies of his work and that are published here for the first time.

Author: W. H. Auden
ISBN-10: 0691164584
ISBN-13: 9780691164588
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2015
Pages: 808
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 2.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2015
New York Review of Books 10/22/2015 pg. 47
Choice 02/01/2016