Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WW. H. Auden - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › W

   • Cached

   W. H. Auden. 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.

   • Citizenship: British (birth), American (1946)
   • Born: Wystan Hugh Auden, 21 February 1907, York, England

   • Occupation: Poet

2. Videos

   • 

     44:39

     youtube.com

     22. W. H. Auden

     Dec 6, 2012

     53.6K Views

   • 

     58:42

     youtube.com

     W. H. Auden - Tell Me The Truth About Love (documentary)

     Jan 5, 2012

     249.1K Views

   • 

     14:22

     youtube.com

     W. H. Auden reading a selection of his poetry 1961

     May 5, 2018

     45.8K Views

   View all

3. interestingliterature.com › 2016/06/10-classic-w-h10 Classic W. H. Auden Poems Everyone Should Read

   interestingliterature.com › 2016/06/10-classic-w-h

   Jun 13, 2016 · A selection of the best poems by W. H. Auden (1907-1973), one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. From 'Stop all the clocks' to 'September 1, 1939', discover the themes, styles and contexts of Auden's poetry.

4. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › w-h-audenW. H. Auden | Poetry Foundation

   www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › w-h-auden

   • Cached

   Learn about the life and work of W. H. Auden, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Explore his versatile and inventive style, his political and social concerns, his collaborations, and his awards.

5. www.britannica.com › biography › W-H-AudenW. H. Auden | British Poet & Political Activist | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › biography › W-H-Auden

   • Cached

   Apr 10, 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 period were written in collaboration with Christopher Isherwood.

6. poets.org › poet › w-h-audenAbout W. H. Auden | Academy of American Poets

   poets.org › poet › w-h-auden

   • Cached

   Learn about the life and work of W. H. Auden, one of the greatest English poets of the twentieth century. Explore his poems, influenced by various literatures, cultures, and theories, and his prolific output in different genres and forms.

7. www.biography.com › authors-writers › wh-audenW.H. Auden: Biography, British Poet, Author, Playwright

   www.biography.com › authors-writers › wh-auden

   • Cached

   Aug 16, 2023 · Learn about W.H. Auden, a British poet, author and playwright who influenced 20th century literature with his versatile and political poems. Find out about his life, works, travels, relationships and Pulitzer Prize.

8. People also ask

   Who were the Auden Group?

   • Though their names were often linked with his as poets of the so-called Auden generation, the notion of an “Auden Group” dedicated to revolutionary politics was largely a journalistic invention.

   W. H. Auden | British Poet & Political Activist | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/biography/W-H-Auden

   See all results for this question

   Was Auden humble?

   • Not that he was humble; in his case it was self-confidence that protected him against flattery, and this self-confidence existed prior to recognition and fame, prior also to achievement. (Geoffrey Grigson, in the Times Literary Supplement, reports the following dialogue between the very young Auden and his tutor at Oxford.

   Remembering W. H. Auden | The New Yorker

   www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/01/20/remembering-wystan-h-auden-who-died-in-the-night-of-the-twenty-eighth-of-september-1973

   See all results for this question

   What influences did Auden have?

   • While the teachings of Marx and Freud weighed heavily in his early work, they later gave way to religious and spiritual influences. Some critics have called Auden an anti-Romantic—a poet of analytical clarity who sought for order, for universal patterns of human existence.

   W. H. Auden | Poetry Foundation

   www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/w-h-auden

   See all results for this question

   Why did Auden say 'I am going to be a great poet'?

   • Auden: ‘You don’t understand. I am going to be a great poet.’ ”) It never left him, because it was not acquired by comparisons with others, or by winning a race in competition; it was natural—interconnected, but not identical, with his enormous ability to do with language, and do quickly, whatever he pleased.

   Remembering W. H. Auden | The New Yorker

   www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/01/20/remembering-wystan-h-auden-who-died-in-the-night-of-the-twenty-eighth-of-september-1973

   See all results for this question

9. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1975/01/20Remembering W. H. Auden | The New Yorker

   www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1975/01/20

   Jan 12, 1975 · There was nothing more admirable in Auden than his firm belief in sanity. By Hannah Arendt. January 12, 1975. W. H. Auden, St. Mark’s Place, New York, March 3, 1960. Photograph by Richard...