| ISBN |
9781925624496 (paperback) |
| Name |
McNamara, Shelley, 1971- author. |
| Title |
Critical study of selected poems by WH Auden : a workbook for senior students / Shelley McNamara. |
| Published |
[Brunswick Heads] : Qwiller, 2020. |
| Description |
65 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Summary |
This workbook will assist students in the critical study of selected poem by WH Auden and related texts by considering how the elements of the text/s work together as a whole to create textual integrity. Students will also analyse and evaluate social, historical and personal context, content, theoretical influences and key ideas and concepts. Poems include: 'O what is that sound which so thrills the ear', 'Spain', 'Epitaph on a Tyrant', 'In Memory of W.B. Yeats', 'September 1, 1939', 'The Unknown Citizen' and 'The Shield of Achilles'. Students will be guided through the process of writing an essay that compares selected poems and related texts. |
| Subjects |
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. -- Poems. -- Selections |
| Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Higher School Certificate Examination (N.S.W.) -- Study guides |
| English literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary) New South Wales |
| English literature -- Examinations -- Study guides |
| English literature -- Examinations, questions, etc |
| Genre |
Study guides |
| Problems and exercises |
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