''Homage to Clio'' is a book of poems by
W. H. Auden
Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...
, published in 1960.
The book contains Auden's shorter poems written between 1955 and 1959, including a group of poems on historical themes first published as a pamphlet titled ''The Old Man's Road'' (1956). The book contains three parts: a group of short poems, "Dichtung und Wahrheit: An Unwritten Poem" (in prose), and another group of short poems.
The short poems in the book include the title poem, "T the Great", "Makers of History", "You", "On Installing an American Kitchen in Lower Austria",
"Tonight at seven thirty" and others.
The book is dedicated to
A. E. and E. R. Dodds
References
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John Fuller, ''W. H. Auden: A Commentary'' (1999)
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Edward Mendelson
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Edward Mendelson (born March 15, 1946) is a professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. He is the literary executor of the Estate of W. H. Auden and the au ...
, ''Later Auden'' (1999)
External links
The W. H. Auden Society
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1960 poetry books
Books by W. H. Auden
Poetry by W. H. Auden
Random House books