James Merrill and W.H. Auden
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James Merrill and W.H. Auden

Homosexuality and Poetic Influence

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James Merrill and W.H. Auden

Homosexuality and Poetic Influence

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 Limits of Reticence: Auden, Merrill, and the Subject of Homosexuality
  6. 2 Wrestling with the Canon: Authority in The Changing Light at Sandover
  7. 3 Disincarnate Spirit: Auden in Afterlife
  8. 4 Possession: Metamorphosis Complete
  9. Afterword
  10. Notes
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index