Wystan Hugh Auden papers, 1936-1960.

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Wystan Hugh Auden papers, 1936-1960.

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Collection includes a production copy of the script for The Ascent of F6 used for the 26 Feb 1937 production at the Mercury Theatre; a portion of the script written in the hand of actor Evan John who portrayed the Abbot to be used a the prompt copy, together with Stuart Latham's explanation of the above; a muscial score for voices; a letter from Auden to Latham, press cuttings and other material relating to the play. Also included in the collection is a complete typescript draft, with revisions, of Homage to Clio, a collection of poems published in 1960, along with six separate poems.

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The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973

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Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973), poet, was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, from 1925-1928, then served as a schoolmaster in various institutions in England and Scotland from 1930 to 1935, including The Downs School in Colwell. In 1935 Auden married Erika Mann, a writer and the daughter of Thomas Mann, so that she could gain British Citizenship and escape Nazi Germany. Although the two never lived together, they remained married until Mann's death in ...

John, Evan, 1901-1953

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Latham, Stuart, 1965-

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