THE SPOKEN WORD
THE SPOKEN WORD
表演者: W. H. Auden
发行时间: April 2007
唱片数: 2CD
出版者: BBC
专辑简介
This 2CD set is being released to mark the centenary of W.H. Auden’s birth. The two discs feature Auden in live and studio readings of his own poetry taken from rare BBC radio broadcasts.
Over 40 poems are included, from early works such as ‘On This Island’ and ‘A Bride in the ’30s’, to mature masterpieces like ‘The Shield of Achilles’ and ‘In Praise of Limestone’. The broadcasts span the period from 1936 to 1973 - the year of Auden’s death – and are are an essential purchase for anybody interested in study or enjoyment of one of the 20th-century’s greatest poets.