- Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a travel book in prose and verse by
W. H. Auden andChristopher Isherwood , published in 1939.The book is in three parts: a series of poems by Auden describing his and Isherwood's journey to China in 1938 ; a "Travel-Diary" by Isherwood (including material first drafted by Auden) about their travels in China itself, and their observations of the Sino-Japanese War; and "In Time of War: A Sonnet Sequence with a Verse Commentary" by Auden, with reflections on the contemporary world and their experiences in China. The book also contains a selection of photographs by Auden.
Auden revised many of the poems in this book for his later collections; "In Time of War" was renamed "Sonnets from China" (with many original sonnets discarded) and the verse commentary was dropped entirely.
References
* W. H. Auden, "Prose and Travel Books in Prose and Verse, 1927-1938", ed.
Edward Mendelson (1997)
* John Fuller, "W. H. Auden: A Commentary" (1999).
*Edward Mendelson , "Early Auden" (1981).External links
[http://audensociety.org The W. H. Auden Society]
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