THE AGE OF ANXIETY: A Baroque Eclogue
by Auden, W. H
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/very good +
- Seller
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1947. Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. Sm 8vo. Green cloth, with silver spine lettering. Brown top stain. 138 pages. No names or marks. In dust-jacket (with "$3.95" price intact).
A crisp, unmarked copy in bright dust-jacket.
Synopsis
The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue was first published in 1947 by Random House. This book is a long poem written in six parts, the story deals with man's quest to find substance and identity in a shifting and increasingly industrialized world. Set in a wartime bar in New York City, Auden centers around four characters - Quant, Malin, Rosetta, and Emble - to explore and develop his themes.
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- Bookseller
- Waugh Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6720
- Title
- THE AGE OF ANXIETY:
- Author
- Auden, W. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eleventh Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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