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The Complete Works of W. H. Auden: Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings, 1939-1973
The Complete Works of W H Auden Libretti and Other Dramatic Writings 19391973
Author: W. H. Auden, Charles Kallman
W. H. Auden called opera the "last refuge of the High Style," and considered it the one art in which the grand manner survived the ironic levelings of modernity. He began writing libretti soon after he arrived in America in 1939 and abandoned his earlier attempts to write public, political drama. Opera gave him the opportunity to rise to the hig...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691033013
ISBN-10: 0691033013
Publication Date: 7/26/1993
Pages: 823
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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