The portable Greek reader / edited, and with an introduction, by W.H. Auden.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140150390 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780140150391 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 726 p. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; Penguin Books, 1977.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1948. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Cosmogonies and cosmologies -- The hero -- Nature -- Man -- Society |
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Subject: | Greek literature > Translations into English. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | PA 3621 .P67 1977 | 30775305455736 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Portable Greek Reader
W. H. Auden, who was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907, is one of the most successful and well-known poets of the 20th century. Educated at Oxford, Auden served in the Spanish Civil War, which greatly influenced his work. He also taught in public schools in Scotland and England during the 1930s. It was during this time that he rose to public fame with such works as "Paid on Both Sides" and "The Orators." Auden eventually immigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1946. It was in the U.S. that he met his longtime partner Chester Kallman. Stylistically, Auden was known for his incomparable technique and his linguistic innovations. The term Audenesque became an adjective to describe the contemporary sounding speech reflected in his poems. Auden's numerous awards included a Bollingen Prize in Poetry, A National Book Award for "The Shield of Achilles," a National Medal for Literature from the National Book Committee, and a Gold Medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Numerous volumes of his poetry remain available today, including "About the House" and "City Without Walls." W.H. Auden died on September 28, 1973 in Vienna. (Bowker Author Biography)