Auden and Isherwood

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Exploring the intersection of personal experience and urban life, this book delves into the political, artistic, and cultural landscape of a great city, enriched by Auden's unpublished diary. It features captivating portraits of individuals encountered by Auden and Isherwood, illustrating how their everyday experiences influenced Isherwood's fiction. The study encompasses a broad spectrum of themes, including poetry, cinema, street violence, and prostitution, offering a detailed context for understanding the self-definition journeys of these two influential writers.