THE TEXT OF THIS EDITION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. THE TEXT OF THIS EDITION xxxi
7. PLAYS
8. Paid on Both Sides [first version] (1928) 1
9. Paid on Both Sides [second version] (1928) 14
10. The Enemies of a Bishop (1929) 35
11. The Dance of Death (1933) 81
12. The Chase (1934) 109
13. The Dog Beneath the Skin (1935) 189
14. The Ascent of F 6 (1936) 293
15. On the Frontier (1937-38) 357
16. DOCUMENTARY FILMS
17. Coal Face (1935) 421
18. Night Mail (1935) 422
19. Negroes (1935) 424
20. Beside the Seaside (1935) 429
21. The Way to the Sea (1936) 430
22. The Londoners (1938?) 433
23. CABARET AND WIRELESS
24. Alfred (1936) 437
25. Hadrian's Wall (1937) 441
26. APPENDICES
27. I. Auden and Isherwood's "Preliminary Statement" (1929) 459
28. II. The Fronny: Fragments of a Lost Play (1930) 464
29. III. Auden and the Group Theatre 490
30. IV. Auden and Theatre at the Downs School 503
31. V. Two Reported Lectures 510
32. TEXTUAL NOTES
33. Paid on Both Sides 525
34. The Enemies of a Bishop 530
35. The Dance of Death 534
36. The Chase 543
37. The Dog Beneath the Skin 553
38. The Ascent of F 6 598
39. On the Frontier 653
40. Documentary Films 665
41. Cabaret and Wireless 674
42. INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES 677