Auden, W.H.

Juvenalia: Poems, 1922-1928

ISBN: 069103415X
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. "Regardless of how poets feel about their youthful attempts at verse, their early poems not only enrich our understanding of their artistic growth, but also reveal much about the nature of literary genius. No other twentieth-century poet has left behind such a wealth of early poetry as did W.H. Auden. By bringing together for the first time all the poems written by Auden between the ages of fifteen and twenty-one (1922-1928), this book allows us a rare, detailed look at the literary personality, development, and preoccupations of a major poet. Auden's readers will be fascinated to find in these poems the earliest evidence of his interest in psychoanalysis, his conflicted attitude toward his homosexuality, his self-conscious approach to poetry, and his life-long journey toward a religious sense of the world." (from front flap) A collection of the earliest poems by W(ystan) H(ugh) Auden (1907-1973), the canonical British-American poet. Edited, with an Introduction & extensive notes by Katherine Bucknell (b. 1957), the noted American literary scholar, author & novelist. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first edition, first printing as indicated by number sequence at copyright page, a stately & beautiful academic press production. From the collection of Dan Rzicznek (b. 1977), an esteemed Ohio poet & professor at Bowling Green State University. Rzicznek has hand-written his ownership signature ("F. Daniel Rzicznek") in black ink at upper left margin of blank front paste-down. A (quite literally) foundational Auden collectible in its rarest contemporary form, with distinguished & relevant provenance. See also our other Auden-related volumes & contributions including item No.s 6832, 6838, 6877, 7274, 8266, 8403. Book in very fine condition, appearing substantially mint inside & out. Dust jacket very fine with only slight rubbing, faint scratching to front, back covers & spine; a touch of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at/from edges & corners of same & flaps; a hint of age-toning to blank white margins/edges of flaps. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #8943]

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