W H AUDEN The Dog Beneath The Skin (1935) 1st Edition!!
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Item: THE DOG BENEATH THE SKIN or Where Is Francis by W.H. AUDEN & CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD. 1st Edition!!! 180 page (22.5cm x 15cm) hardback book published by Faber & Faber 1935. Content: This is an rare 1st edition of The Dog Beneath The Skin, or Where Is Francis by W.H. Auden & Christopher Isherwood. The Dog Beneath the Skin, or Where is Francis? A Play in Three Acts, by W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood, was the first Auden-Isherwood collaboration and an important contribution to English poetic drama in the 1930s. It was published in 1935 and first performed by the Group Theatre in 1936. The play describes the quest by the hero Alan Norman to find Sir Francis Crewe, the missing heir of Honeypot Hall in Crewe. The quest takes him on a satirical journey through Europe and England, accompanied by a large dog, who proves to be Sir Francis in disguise. Auden and Isherwood wrote two versions of the end of the play. In Ishwerwood's version, which appears in the printed text, Sir Francis denounces the villagers and leaves to join a vaguely-defined revolutionary movement. In Auden's revised version, which was performed on stage, Sir Francis denounces the villagers and is killed. The play is based in part on two earlier plays by Auden alone, "The Fronny", written in 1930, and mostly lost except for a few fragments printed in the edition of Auden's Plays listed below; and The Chase, written in 1934, and printed in the edition of Auden's Plays. Auden sent a copy of The Chase to Isherwood, who suggested revisions that eventually transformed the play into The Dog Beneath the Skin. In "The Fronny" the central character (who is referred to as "Fronny" in the surviving fragments) was apparently based loosely on the archaeologist Francis Turville-Petre, but the character of Sir Francis in The Chase and The Dog Beneath the Skin has no resemblance to Turville-Petre. Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973), who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form, and content. Throughout his career he was both controversial and influential. After his death, some of his poems, notably "Funeral Blues" ("Stop all the clocks") and "September 1, 1939", became widely known through films, broadcasts, and popular media. Condition: Good/Excellent Condition. Hardback good condition; minor damage top/bottom of spine, minor splits to spine edges, minor bumps/wear to corners/edges, marks. Pages good/excellent condition; (dust) marks when pages viewed collectively side-on (consistent with age - page faces unaffected), minor marks to front/rear endpapers, neat ink name top front endpaper, minor marks first 2 pages, pencil/ink notation to approx. 15 pages (presumably the book was use for an actual performance)- remaining page faces clean & bright. Additional photographs available upon request. Rare & Collectable 1st Edition!!! SHIPPING INSURANCE All books are insured during shipping for their purchase value up to a maximum of UK £30.00 This insurance excludes postage & packaging costs. Additional cover available upon request. Add me to your favourites list! Check out my other items! & My eBay Shop Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
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