Author: W. H. Auden
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679761705
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
W. H. Auden once defined light verse as the kind that is written by poets who are democratically in tune with their audience and whose language is straightforward and close to general speech. Given that definition, the 123 poems in this collection all qualify; they are as accessible as popular songs yet have the wisdom and profundity of the greatest poetry. As I Walked Out One Evening contains some of Auden's most memorable verse: "Now Through the Night's Caressing Grip," "Lullaby: Lay your Sleeping Head, My Love," "Under Which Lyre," and "Funeral Blues." Alongside them are less familiar poems, including seventeen that have never before appeared in book form. Here, among toasts, ballads, limericks, and even a foxtrot, are "Song: The Chimney Sweepers," a jaunty evocation of love, and the hilarious satire "Letter to Lord Byron." By turns lyrical, tender, sardonic, courtly, and risqué, As I Walked Out One Evening is Auden at his most irresistible and affecting.
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "If I Could Tell You"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410349187
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410349187
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "If I Could Tell You"
Author: Cengage Learning Gale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781375382021
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "If I Could Tell You," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781375382021
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "If I Could Tell You," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
POETRY FOR STUDENTS
Author: CENGAGE LEARNING. GALE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535825580
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781535825580
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
30 Poems to Memorize (Before It's Too Late)
Author: David Kern
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734785319
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An anthology of poems with accompanying essays to help poetry lovers memorize some of the greatest verse ever written.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734785319
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An anthology of poems with accompanying essays to help poetry lovers memorize some of the greatest verse ever written.
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691144737
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith's charming account of how the poet W. H. Auden has helped guide his life—and how he might guide yours too When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie—Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective, and title character of a series of novels by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith—often refers to the great twentieth-century poet W. H. Auden. This is no accident: McCall Smith has long been fascinated by Auden. Indeed, the novelist, best known for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, calls the poet not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the best of guides on how to live. In this book, McCall Smith has written a charming personal account about what Auden has done for him—and what he just might do for you. Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, the book tells how McCall Smith first came across the poet's work in the 1970s, while teaching law in Belfast, a violently divided city where Auden's "September 1, 1939," a poem about the outbreak of World War II, strongly resonated. McCall Smith goes on to reveal how his life has related to and been inspired by other Auden poems ever since. For example, he describes how he has found an invaluable reflection on life's transience in "As I Walked Out One Evening," while "The More Loving One" has provided an instructive meditation on unrequited love. McCall Smith shows how Auden can speak to us throughout life, suggesting how, despite difficulties and change, we can celebrate understanding, acceptance, and love for others. An enchanting story about how art can help us live, this book will appeal to McCall Smith's fans and anyone curious about Auden.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691144737
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith's charming account of how the poet W. H. Auden has helped guide his life—and how he might guide yours too When facing a moral dilemma, Isabel Dalhousie—Edinburgh philosopher, amateur detective, and title character of a series of novels by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith—often refers to the great twentieth-century poet W. H. Auden. This is no accident: McCall Smith has long been fascinated by Auden. Indeed, the novelist, best known for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, calls the poet not only the greatest literary discovery of his life but also the best of guides on how to live. In this book, McCall Smith has written a charming personal account about what Auden has done for him—and what he just might do for you. Part self-portrait, part literary appreciation, the book tells how McCall Smith first came across the poet's work in the 1970s, while teaching law in Belfast, a violently divided city where Auden's "September 1, 1939," a poem about the outbreak of World War II, strongly resonated. McCall Smith goes on to reveal how his life has related to and been inspired by other Auden poems ever since. For example, he describes how he has found an invaluable reflection on life's transience in "As I Walked Out One Evening," while "The More Loving One" has provided an instructive meditation on unrequited love. McCall Smith shows how Auden can speak to us throughout life, suggesting how, despite difficulties and change, we can celebrate understanding, acceptance, and love for others. An enchanting story about how art can help us live, this book will appeal to McCall Smith's fans and anyone curious about Auden.
A Study Guide for Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410354652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410354652
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Tell Me the Truth about Love
Author: W. H. Auden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571202607
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Fifteen famous love poems and cabaret songs written in the 1930s by W. H. Auden, including 'Funeral Blues' as featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571202607
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Fifteen famous love poems and cabaret songs written in the 1930s by W. H. Auden, including 'Funeral Blues' as featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
As I Walked Out One Evening
Author: W. H. Auden
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679761705
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
W. H. Auden once defined light verse as the kind that is written by poets who are democratically in tune with their audience and whose language is straightforward and close to general speech. Given that definition, the 123 poems in this collection all qualify; they are as accessible as popular songs yet have the wisdom and profundity of the greatest poetry. As I Walked Out One Evening contains some of Auden's most memorable verse: "Now Through the Night's Caressing Grip," "Lullaby: Lay your Sleeping Head, My Love," "Under Which Lyre," and "Funeral Blues." Alongside them are less familiar poems, including seventeen that have never before appeared in book form. Here, among toasts, ballads, limericks, and even a foxtrot, are "Song: The Chimney Sweepers," a jaunty evocation of love, and the hilarious satire "Letter to Lord Byron." By turns lyrical, tender, sardonic, courtly, and risqué, As I Walked Out One Evening is Auden at his most irresistible and affecting.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679761705
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
W. H. Auden once defined light verse as the kind that is written by poets who are democratically in tune with their audience and whose language is straightforward and close to general speech. Given that definition, the 123 poems in this collection all qualify; they are as accessible as popular songs yet have the wisdom and profundity of the greatest poetry. As I Walked Out One Evening contains some of Auden's most memorable verse: "Now Through the Night's Caressing Grip," "Lullaby: Lay your Sleeping Head, My Love," "Under Which Lyre," and "Funeral Blues." Alongside them are less familiar poems, including seventeen that have never before appeared in book form. Here, among toasts, ballads, limericks, and even a foxtrot, are "Song: The Chimney Sweepers," a jaunty evocation of love, and the hilarious satire "Letter to Lord Byron." By turns lyrical, tender, sardonic, courtly, and risqué, As I Walked Out One Evening is Auden at his most irresistible and affecting.
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "September 1, 1939"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410357600
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "September 1, 1939," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410357600
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A Study Guide for W. H. Auden's "September 1, 1939," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
The Complete Poetry Guide and Workbook
Author: Gareth S.L. Jones
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105993965
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105993965
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description