The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's "the Tempest"

by W.H. Auden and W.H. Auden

Book Overview

Written in the midst of World War II after its author emigrated to America, "The Sea and the Mirror" is not merely a great poem but ranks as one of the most profound interpretations of Shakespeare's final play in the twentieth century. As W. H. Auden told friends, it is "really about the Christian conception of art" and it is "my Ars Poetica, in the same way I believe The Tempest to be Shakespeare's." This is the first critical edition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691123845
• ISBN13: 9780691123844
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"