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Steedman, Carolyn,

Poetry for historians : or, W.H. Auden and history / Carolyn Steedman. - 1 online resource - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-282) and index.

Front matter; Contents; Introduction; Part I: History; Servant poets: An Ode on a Dishclout; W.H. Auden and the servants; The uses of Clio; An education; W.H. Auden and me; Caesura: a worker reads history and ahistorian writes poetry; Part II: Historiography; Makers of History; Homage to Clio; The Ridiculous Historian's Hopes; Conclusion; Permissions; Bibliography; Index.

This new 'history of history' uses the work of W.H. Auden to investigate the relationship between history and poetry.

ISBN: 9781526125248 (electronic bk.) 1526125242 (electronic bk.) 9781526125224 (electronic bk.) 1526125226 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) (pbk.) 1526125218 9781526125217 1526125234 9781526125231

Source: 9781526125224 Ingram Content Group 22573/ctvn994xr JSTOR

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB861856 bnb GBB860709 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018814656 Uk 018813508 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Auden, W. H. 1907-1973 --Criticism and interpretation.
Auden, W. H. 1907-1973 --Criticism and interpretation.
Auden, W. H. 1907-1973.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poetry--History and criticism.
History.
Poésie--Histoire et critique.
Histoire.
history (discipline)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
HISTORY--Historiography.
History.
Poetry.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PN1136

Dewey Class. No.: 809.1/04