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John Bicknell Auden (brother) Wystan Hugh Auden ( / ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən /; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 [1]) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content.
W. H. Auden Biography. The English-born American poet W. H. Auden was one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. His works center on moral issues and show strong political, social, and psychological (involving the study of the mind) orientations.
Leben. W. H. Auden war der Sohn eines Arztes und einer Krankenschwester. Am bekanntesten wurde Auden als Lyriker – einige Gedichte schrieb er schon mit 13 Jahren. Daneben verfasste er eine Vielzahl an Kritiken und Essays sowie, zusammen mit seinem Freund Christopher Isherwood, den er mit 18 Jahren kennenlernte, einige Dramen (zwei ...
16. Aug. 2023 · Personal Life. Auden wed Erika Mann, daughter of German novelist Thomas Mann, in 1935. The nuptial did not last, as it was a marriage of convenience for her to gain British citizenship and...
20. Mai 2024 · The Guardian - In praise of a guilty genius (May 20, 2024) W. H. Auden (born February 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, England—died September 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria) was an English-born poet and man of letters who achieved early fame in the 1930s as a hero of the left during the Great Depression. Most of his verse dramas of this ...
24. Sept. 2023 · IN focus. 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...
His work, branded by the moral and ideological fires of our age, breathes with eloquence, perception and intellectual power.”. English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of the 20th century. Auden grew up in….
