{"product_id":"2026100012085-secondhand-collected-poems","title":"Collected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew poets of the twentieth century command the breadth, wit, and moral gravity of W.H. Auden, and Collected Poems — meticulously edited by Edward Mendelson — stands as the definitive gathering of his life's work in verse. From the brooding political anxieties of the 1930s to the luminous metaphysical meditations of his later years, this volume chronicles the full arc of a singular poetic intelligence, presenting poems that range from playful virtuosity to devastating elegy.\n\nAuden's mastery of form — his effortless command of the sonnet, the ballad, the ode, and the syllabic lyric — is matched only by the restless intellectual curiosity that animates every line. Mendelson's editorial hand is authoritative yet unobtrusive, honoring Auden's own late revisions while preserving the chronological sweep that reveals a mind in constant, rigorous dialogue with history, faith, and the human condition. This Limited Edition, published by The Franklin Library, is not merely a collection — it is an invitation to witness one of literature's great minds at full stretch, leaving the reader to wonder which poem, encountered next, will prove the most transformative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070625710299,"sku":"2026100012085-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5e5243e8-1980-44c9-b495-b410f1def2fb.png?v=1794188254","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012085-secondhand-collected-poems","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}