The Ascent of F6

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The Ascent of F6 is a 1936 verse drama by W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood that explores ambition, politics, and psychological conflict through the story of a climber attempting a perilous mountain ascent.

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instanceOf literary work
play
verse drama
associatedWithAuthor Auden–Isherwood collaborations NERFINISHED
author Christopher Isherwood NERFINISHED
W. H. Auden NERFINISHED
collaborationWith Christopher Isherwood NERFINISHED
W. H. Auden NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores the psychological pressures of heroism
the relationship between individual ambition and state power
the use of public figures for political purposes
firstPerformedInDecade 1930s
form poetic dialogue
genre political drama
psychological drama
verse drama
hasCharacterType mountaineer protagonist
hasStructure play in verse
literaryForm drama in verse
literaryMovement modernism
mainTheme ambition
politics
psychological conflict
medium theatre
narrativeFocus a climber attempting a perilous mountain ascent
originalLanguage English
periodOfWork interwar period
publicationYear 1936
setting a fictional mountain named F6

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