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"Still doing it by hand": Auden and the typewriter

Abstract:: W. H. Auden's writing practice remained the same across his life: he composed first drafts by hand, revised by hand, and only used a typewriter for typing up a late draft. By the 1950s, this was not merely a habit, it was also a medially conservative position. This chapter explores Auden's commitment to hand-writing alongside the formal and aesthetic choices of his late poetry.

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Sullivan, H. (2015). "Still doing it by hand": Auden and the typewriter. In B. Costello & R. Galvin (Eds.), Auden at Work (pp. 5–23). Palgrave Macmillan.

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Sullivan, H. “‘Still Doing It by Hand’: Auden and the Typewriter.” Auden at Work, edited by B Costello and R Galvin, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp. 5–23.

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Sullivan, H. 2015. “‘Still Doing It by Hand’: Auden and the Typewriter.” In Auden at Work, edited by B Costello and R Galvin, 5–23. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: English Faculty
Role:: Author

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Role:: Editor

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Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan
Host title:: Auden at Work
Pages:: 5-23
Chapter number:: 1
Publication date:: 2015-08-20
ISBN-10:: 1137452943
ISBN-13:: 9781137452948

Language:: English
Keywords:: W. H. Auden

revision

typewriter

poetry
Subtype:: Chapter
Pubs id:: pubs:600096
UUID:: uuid:9e5d0c78-3c9c-438c-8ea2-a806d004a4fe
Local pid:: pubs:600096
Source identifiers:: 600096
Deposit date:: 2016-02-10

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Copyright holder:: Hannah Sullivan
Copyright date:: 2015

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

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