W.H. Auden: a study of his poetry and its critics, 1930-1960

Title: W.H. Auden: a study of his poetry and its critics, 1930-1960
Creator: Millard, Geoffrey Charles
Subject: Auden, W. H., (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Date Issued: 1971
Date: 1971
Type: Thesis
Type: Doctoral
Type: PhD
Identifier: vital:2284
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007629
Description: How does a poet fare nowadays at the hands of his critics? This study examines the critical reception Auden received from 1930 to 1960; through a close consideration of a selection of the poems written in this period it will be demonstrated that a considerble discrepency exists between Auden's poetic achievement and. the criticism it received. The main reason for this discrepancy is the lack of attention to individual poems in favour of sweeping surveys of a volume of poetry or the poet's total output. The core of the thesis lies here and the thesis as a whole derives from concern for a poet's reputation during his poetic career.
Format: 434 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University
Publisher: Faculty of Humanities, English
Language: English
Rights: Millard, Geoffrey Charles

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