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Attempts to isolate and describe the characteristic poetic mode in which Auden has worked for more than thirty years. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editi



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter I. The Anti-Romantic Modern, pg. 11*Chapter II. The Poetics of Parable, pg. 35*Chapter III. Allegory, pg. 64*Chapter IV. Dramatic Indirections, pg. 96*Chapter V. Verbal Playing in Form and Technique, pg. 124*Chapter VI. Opera: The Rake's Progress, pg. 154*Chapter VII. Critical Conclusions, pg. 185*Bibliographical Note, pg. 195*Appendix: Auden Works Cited, pg. 197*Index, pg. 205

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691623665, 978-0691623665
      ISBN10: 069162366X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Attempts to isolate and describe the characteristic poetic mode in which Auden has worked for more than thirty years. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editi



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter I. The Anti-Romantic Modern, pg. 11*Chapter II. The Poetics of Parable, pg. 35*Chapter III. Allegory, pg. 64*Chapter IV. Dramatic Indirections, pg. 96*Chapter V. Verbal Playing in Form and Technique, pg. 124*Chapter VI. Opera: The Rake's Progress, pg. 154*Chapter VII. Critical Conclusions, pg. 185*Bibliographical Note, pg. 195*Appendix: Auden Works Cited, pg. 197*Index, pg. 205

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