The Age Of Anxiety
by AUDEN, W.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1947. Small 8vo, pp. 188. Original green boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Top edge red. Light bumping to spine ends, otherwise a near fine unread copy in a near fine price-clipped dustwrapper, very slightly age-toned, and with the very lightest of wear to top edge. First edition, preceding the UK edition which was published the following year. Auden was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for this collection in 1948. Bloomfield and Mendelson A-29
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
- Neil Pearson Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2367
- Title
- The Age Of Anxiety
- Author
- AUDEN, W.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Random House, 1947
- Keywords
- Modern First Editions
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