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Poetry for historians : or, W.H. Auden and history /

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Steedman, Carolyn (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Auden, W. H. > (Wystan Hugh), > 1907-1973 > Criticism and interpretation. Poetry > History and criticism. History. history (discipline)
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9781526125248 1526125242 9781526125224 1526125226 1526125218 9781526125217 1526125234 9781526125231
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

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.