Harman Patil (Editor)

The Orators

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
5.2
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
5.2
5.2
1 Ratings
100
90
80
70
60
51
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Originally published
  
1932

2.6/5
Goodreads

Author
  
W. H. Auden

The Orators t1gstaticcomimagesqtbnANd9GcS0xeco8xJ6oTmWD

Similar
  
Works by W H Auden, Other books

The Orators: An English Study is a long poem in prose and verse written by W. H. Auden, first published in 1932. It is regarded as a major contribution to modernist poetry in English.

The Orators is divided into three main sections, framed by "Prologue" and "Epilogue" (each a short poem). Part I is "The Initiates" and comprises four speeches in dramatic prose. Part II is "Journal of an Airman", in prose with interpolated verses, in the form of a diary of an airman (or of someone who fantasizes himself to be an airman). Part III is "Six Odes", all in verse.

After the first edition in 1932, Auden slightly revised the book for a second edition in 1934. For a third edition in 1966 he added a brief foreword, omitted one of the Odes, and made minor cuts and changes throughout the book.

References

The Orators Wikipedia


Similar Topics