The dyer's hand and other essays cover

The dyer's hand and other essays

by W. H. Auden

"Because Auden is an important poet, this is an important book, and one which will help more toward clarifying Auden's later verse than any criticism that has yet been written about him. Because Auden is the most intelligent of living poets, and the wittiest, the clarification is more pleasurable than critical clarification ususally is." [Cover].

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?