Auden's dedication as a writer was matched only by his commitment to challenging the received view of political and personal life. The definitive biography goes beyond a study of the great poet to create a vibrant and masterful commentary on Auden's work, ideas and life within the context of the wars, ideologies, spiritual quests and sexual attitudes of this century.
Richard Davenport-Hines was born in 1953 and lives in London.
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"A refreshing and convincing all-round portrait of the greatest English poet of this century, warts and all" Independent on Sunday "Davenport-Hines has done Auden the honour of trying to see him whole - as a youth, in the 1930s, in wartime and in that extended afterwards" Times Literary Supplement "Literary biography at its best" Sunday Telegraph