He's Honored W.H. Auden
With a Lifetime of Devotion
By JULIA M. KLEIN
February 20, 2007; Page D8
New York
When Edward Mendelson flew to Kirchstetten, Austria, in October 1973
to attend the funeral of W.H. Auden, the poet's niece, Rita Auden,
greeted him with friendly puzzlement. Then she asked Mr. Mendelson
whether his father had come too.
"I said, 'I think I am the person you think is my father,'" recalls
Mr. Mendel......