Journey to a War
W. H. Auden; Isherwood, Christopher
Faber & Faber (1973)
In Collection
#4719
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Poet
Paperback 9780571102853
Product Details
LoC Classification DS777.53 .A8 1973
LoC Control Number 73174452
Dewey 915.1
Edition Revised edition
Nationality British
Pub Place London
Cover Price $4.95
No. of Pages 272
Personal Details
Read It Yes
Purchase Price $40.00
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Conflict Sino - Japanese War
Notes
Journey to a War is a travel book in prose and verse by W. H. Auden and Christopher 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.