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James Merrill and W.H. Auden: Homosexuality and Poetic Influence

James Merrill and W.H. Auden: Homosexuality and Poetic Influence

Gwiazda, P.

Paperback

Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century

Literary CriticismPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1349539856
ISBN13: 9781349539857
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Oct 17 2007
Pages: 203
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
James Merrill and W.H. Auden offers a substantial analysis of the literary and personal relationship between two major twentieth-century poets. As Gwiazda argues, Auden's prominence in the post-World War II American poetry scene as a homosexual poet and critic makes his impact on Merrill particularly noteworthy. Merrill's imaginary recreation of Auden in his occult verse trilogy The Changing Light at Sandover (1982) offers a powerful statement about the dynamics of poetic influence between gay male poets. Combining archival research, textual analysis, and aspects of queer theory, James Merrill and W.H. Auden examines Sandover's implications to the contentious issues of homosexual identity and self-representation.

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