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This volume considers Auden primarily during the first decade of his literary career as a public figure as well as private man. It includes previously unpublished poems, prose and letters each fully annotated and accompanied by an introduction.

Concentrating on Auden's post-1940 writings and his letters, essays and lectures, this study demonstrates the scope of his intellect and includes some of his unpublished prose. Leading scholars and literary critics contribute discussions regarding key aspects of the later career of this major poet.

This first volume in a new series on the work of the poet W.H. Auden contains a large amount of previously unpublished material by Auden, including six poems from the early 1930s, and a complete version of an important early essay, 'Writing'. There is a selection from his letters, particularly to Stephen Spender, and more.