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W. H. Auden: Christopher Isherwood (left) and W.H. Auden (right), photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 |
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| Name: |
Wystan Hugh Auden | | Birth Date: |
February 21, 1907 | | Death Date: |
September 28, 1973 | | Place of Birth: |
York, England | | Place of Death: |
Vienna, Austria | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of Wystan Hugh Auden
1,036 words, approx. 4 pages
 The English-born American poet W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was one of the preeminent poets of the twentieth century. His works center on moral issues and evidence strong political, social, and psychological orientations. In the 1930s W. H. Auden became... summary from source:
Biography of Wystan Hugh Auden
18,418 words, approx. 61 pages
 W. H. Auden was a major English poet, probably the most important English-speaking poet born in the twentieth century. Noted especially for native lyrical gifts and highly developed technical expertise, he also displayed wide reading and acute... summary from source:
 Biography of W(ystan) H(ugh) Auden
17,107 words, approx. 57 pages
W.H. Auden was a major English poet, probably the most important English-speaking poet born in the twentieth century. Noted especially for native lyrical gifts and highly developed technical expertise, he also displayed wide reading and acute...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 W. H. Auden Information
8,237 words, approx. 28 pages
Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973, pronounced /ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/;<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup>, who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many as one of the...
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 AP News Today in history - Feb. 21
2/21/2007: 613 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2007. There are 313 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 21, 1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death in New York by assassins identified as Black Muslims.On... summary from source:
The New York Observer Macy\'d5s Exec Scores Late Poet Laureate\'d5s Village Condo for $2.6 M.
6/19/2007: 259 words, approx. 1 pagesNothing could be gloomier or more poignant than the extinction of Greenwich Village poets. But it’s been decades since W.H. Auden strolled the streets in his slippers here; now the late Pulitzer Prize–winner Stanley Kunitz’s apartment has been sold to a department-store executive. According to...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Patrick Deane
8,797 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Deane explores Auden's theoretical assumptions, linguistic techniques, and open-ended relationship with the reader in "New Year Letter."
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Critical Essay by Alan Jacobs
8,431 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Jacobs examines Auden's communitarian sympathies and moral vision. According to Jacobs, "Auden understood both the costs and benefits of choosing to cultivate local knowledge and local attachments better than almost any political thinker writing about such issues today."
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Critical Essay by Samuel Hynes
7,574 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Hynes discusses Auden's emigration to the United States, his preoccupation with history and art, and "New Year Letter" as a reflection of Auden's historical sensibility.
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