W.H. Auden Collection
The W.H. Auden Collection was donated by Edward Callan (WMU Distinguished
Professor Emeritus, 1995) a bibliographer of Auden's work. The collection contains
a number of first editions, critical studies, an autographed letter, and a substantial
file of papers regarding Auden and his work. Some of the books in the collection
were purchased independently of Edward Callan.
Auden (1907-1973) was an English poet, playwright, and lyricist. He was born
in York, England and graduated from Christ Church College at Oxford University
in 1928. Auden then went to Berlin where his friend Christopher Isherwood joined
him and they wrote a series of stories about Isherwood's experiences that would
later evolve into the Broadway musical, Cabaret.
After nine years in England and Scotland, Auden moved to New York where he
continued to publish books of poetry. Auden's book Another Time (1940) was said
be "Auden's single finest collection and one of the greatest books of poetry
published in the 20th century." In 1948 Auden received the Pulitzer Prize
for his book The Age of Anxiety . W. H. Auden was said to be, "the
most closely watched, controversial, and influential young poet in Britain."
Finding Aid W.H. Auden Collection
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