The Sea and the Mirror
A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest
Written in the midst of World War II after its author emigrated to America, The Sea and the Mirror is not merely a great poem but ranks as one of the most profound interpretations of Shakespeare's final play in the twentieth century. As W. H. Auden told friends, it is really about the Christian conception of art and it is my Ars Poetica, in the same way I believe The Tempest to be Shakespeare's. This is the first critical edition. Arthur Kirsch's introduction and notes make the poem newly accessible to readers of Auden, readers of Shakespeare, and all those interested in the relation of life and literature--those two classic themes alluded to…
Mehr
CHF 34.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V103:
Folgt in ca. 5 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Kirsch, Arthur C. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-691-12384-4
- EAN: 9780691123844
- Produktnummer: 1776736
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 150 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D0.8 cm 240 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 240
Über den Autor
Arthur Kirsch, Alice Griffin Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Virginia, is the editor of Auden's Lectures on Shakespeare (Princeton).
59 weitere Werke von W. H. Auden:
Bewertungen
Anmelden