{"product_id":"9789633866559-poet-and-the-baroness","title":"The Poet \u0026 the Baroness","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW.H. Auden and Stella Musulin, a Friendship\u003cbr\u003eExplores the warm relationship between British-American poet W.H. Auden (1907-1973) and Welsh-Austrian intellectual Stella Musulin (1915-1996) during Auden's residence in the Austrian town of Kirchstetten from 1958 to his death in 1973, based on unpublished letters and journals that reveal new insights into Auden's prolific final creative period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor long periods in history, the Austrian capital found itself on the geographical edge of western civilisation. Yet from the 18th century on, Vienna has been a vibrant centre of European culture. This city is the scene of the formidable meeting of the two outstanding intellectuals that are at the core of this book. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe warm relationship between W.H. Auden, the celebrated British-American poet (1907–1973), and his fellow expatriate, the Welsh-Austrian journalist, translator and writer Stella Musulin (1915–1996) lasted while Auden resided in the nearby small town of Kirchstetten starting in 1958. It was here that the poet was laid to rest in the autumn of 1973. This book is based on the unpublished letters of Auden to Musulin and her private journals.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study of this inspiring material yields new insights into Auden’s last, prolific, creative period and underscores the ‘Austrian Auden.’ In addition, Michael O’Sullivan pays tribute to the closest ‘Austrian’ friend of the poet. Baroness Stella von Musulin was an intellectual whose two books for Faber \u0026amp; Faber are acknowledged as classics: \u003cem\u003eVienna in the Age of Metternich \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Austria: People \u0026amp; Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e (with a foreword by Auden). The author situates the close relationship of two individuals in the context of Austria’s complex political, social, and cultural history in the Cold War years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335121715574,"sku":"9789633866559","price":25.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36461549.jpg?v=1760330651","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789633866559-poet-and-the-baroness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}