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W. H. Auden

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Also known as Wystan Hugh Auden, Wystan Auden, Wystan H Auden, W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

British-American poet (1907–1973)

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W. H. Auden (1907–1973) was a British and American poet, translator, librettist, and editor. His work period spanned from 1920 to 1973, and he wrote in English. Auden’s fields included poetry, opera, librettos, and drama. He is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection.

Among his top works are *Chorus of angels*, *The ironic hero*, *Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum*, *Poems*, and *Selected essays*. His writings have been referenced by 1,691 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
21 February 1907
Died
29 September 1973
Works
625

Top works

  • Chorus of angels
  • The ironic hero
  • [Poems written while at Oxford]
  • Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
  • Poems

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1907-02-21
Active to
1973-09-29
british poetpoet
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,164
Total plays
7,603

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poetpoetry

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Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) who signed his works W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, born in England, later an American citizen, regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form and content. The central themes of his poetry are love, politics and citizenship <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/W.+H.+Auden">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    · 2020 · cited 280x

  2. A Homolog of <i>Drosophila grainy head</i> Is Essential for Epidermal Integrity in Mice

    · 2005 · cited 261x

  3. Benefit of neurophysiologic monitoring for pediatric cardiac surgery

    · 1997 · cited 253x

  4. Targeting of the Tumor Suppressor GRHL3 by a miR-21-Dependent Proto-Oncogenic Network Results in PTEN Loss and Tumorigenesis

    · 2011 · cited 194x

  5. Epidermal Wound Repair Is Regulated by the Planar Cell Polarity Signaling Pathway

    · 2010 · cited 182x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1907–1973
Nationality
US, GB, XXK
Role / Field
Translators, Poets, Librettists, Editors, Poet, Poetry
Language
eng
Gender
Male

Recorded by 40 libraries

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Music

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Quotes

  • “Private faces in public placesAre wiser and nicerThan public faces in private places.”
  • “I'm beginning to lose patienceWith my personal relations:They are not deep,And they are not cheap.”
  • “The sky is darkening like a stain,Something is going to fall like rain&nbsp;&nbsp;And it won't be flowers.”
  • “Happy the hare at morning, for she cannot readThe Hunter's waking thoughts.”
  • “I see it often since you’ve been away:The island, the veranda, and the fruit;The tiny steamer breaking from the bay;The literary mornings with its hoot;Our ugly comic servant; and then you,Lovely and willing every afternoon.”
  • “At the far end of the enormous roomAn orchestra is playing to the rich.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/ WIST-ən HYOO AWD-ən; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) 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. Some of his best known poems are about love, such as "Funeral Blues"; on political and social themes, such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; on cultural and psychological themes, such as The Age of Anxiety; and on religious themes, such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".

Auden was born in York and grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional, middle-class family. He attended various English independent (or public) schools and studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. After a few months in Berlin in 1928–29, he spent five years (1930–1935) teaching in British private preparatory schools. In 1939, he moved to the United States; he became an American citizen in 1946, retaining his British citizenship. Auden taught from 1941 to 1945 in American universities, followed by occasional visiting professorships in the 1950s.

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