53 (The Green Wall, by James Wright). 1958: Penguin publishes Selected Poetry in England; Modern Library's edition in U.S. comes out in 1959, when Auden-Kallman English version of Brecht-Weill ballet cantata, The Seven Deadly Sins, ...
In 1965, despite the private feelings against Johnson and the war that he expressed only to close friends, he was repelled at the thought of presenting himself again, as he did in the 1930s, as someone to whom others should look for ...
' John Bayley, The Listener 'an illuminating book; full of information, unobtrusively affectionate, it describes with unpretentious elegance the curve of a great poet's life and work' Frank Kermode, Guardian 'sharpens and usually lights up ...
The many volumes he published thereafter included poetry, plays, essays and libretti, and his ceaseless experimentation, consummate craftsmanship and originality established him as one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century.
An intimate, engaging biography of the great English poet (1907-1973), originally published in 1979 (London: M. O'Mara Books). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
W. H. Auden