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W. H. Auden was born on February 21, 1907 in York, England as the third son to George Augustus, who was a physician, and Constance Rosalie, a trained missionary nurse and a strict Anglican. He had two elder brothers; George Bernard who became a farmer and John Bicknell who grew up to be a geologist. Auden realized that he had lost his faith ...
24. Sept. 2023 · The brilliant, eccentric life of poet WH Auden. His personal hygiene was questionable, he described himself as ‘not an alcoholic but a drunk’, and he fell out with JRR Tolkien about home decor.
W. H. Auden. English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of the 20th century. Auden grew up in Birmingham, England and was known for his extraordinary intellect and wit. His first book, Poems, was published in 1930 with the help of T.S. Eliot. Just before World War II broke out ...
15. Aug. 2017 · The words of W.H. Auden have a way of touching large audiences, abruptly shifting his reputation from the exalted realm of poetry to the broader region of pop culture. It’s the sort of happy ...
20. März 2014 · 1. W.H. Auden had a secret life that his closest friends knew little or nothing about. Everything about it was generous and honorable. He kept it secret because he would have been ashamed to have been praised for it. I learned about it mostly by chance, so it may have been far more extensive than I or anyone ever knew.
5. Nov. 2018 · Share: One day, while W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender were students at Oxford, Spender told him that he was thinking of stopping writing poetry. Auden stopped in his tracks, took firm hold of Spender’s arm, and said, “You must keep writing poetry, Stephen—we need you.”. After relocating to America in 1939, Auden lived on Middagh Street ...
19. Dez. 2019 · Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and poetry of WH Auden (1907-1973) up to his departure from Europe for the USA in 1939. As well as his personal life, he addressed suffering and confusion ...
