Auden's only explicitly religious long poem, a technical tour de force, and a revelatory window into the poet's personal and intellectual development. This edition includes the text of the poem and a detailed introduction that explains its themes and sets it in its proper contexts.

The first critical edition of Auden's only explicitly religious long poem. Edited and introduced by Alan Jacobs.

"[S]plendid critical edition."---Cyntha Haven, Book Haven