W. H. Auden
| W. H. Auden | |
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 Auden in 1939 | |
| Kaam | Poet |
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| Education | Christ Church, Oxford (MA) |
| Spouse(s) | Erika Mann (m. 1935) |
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Wystan Hugh Auden (/ˈwɪstən ˈhjuː ˈɔːdən/ wist-ƏN-_-HYOO-_-AWD-ən; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973[1]) ek British-American kavi rahaa. Auden ke kavita ke uske stylistic aur technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, aur content khaatir jaana jaawe hae. Uske kuch sab se jaada jaana - maana kavita pyaar, jaise "Funeral Blues"; opolitical aur social themes pe, jaise "September 1, 1939" aur "The Shield of Achilles"; cultural aur psychological themes pe, jaise The Age of Anxiety; aur dharmik themes themes, jaise "For the Time Being" aur "Horae Canonicae" rahaa.[2][3][4]
References
[badlo | source ke badlo]- ↑ The date on the death certificate; the 28 September date on his grave was an error.
- ↑ Auden, W. H. (2002). Mendelson, Edward. ed. Prose, Volume II: 1939–1948. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-691-08935-5. Auden used the phrase "Anglo-American Poets" in 1943, implicitly referring to himself and T. S. Eliot.
- ↑ The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED (2008 revision) is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain) and America.""Oxford English Dictionary (access by subscription)". Retrieved 25 May 2009. See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in Chambers 20th Century Dictionary. 1969. p. 45. See also the definition "an American, especially a citizen of the United States, of English origin or descent" in Merriam Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition. 1969. p. 103. See also the definition "a native or descendant of a native of England who has settled in or become a citizen of America, esp. of the United States" from The Random House Dictionary, 2009, available online at "Dictionary.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ↑ Smith, Stan, ed. (2004). The Cambridge Companion to W. H. Auden. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-82962-5. https://archive.org/details/cambridgecompani0000unse_a0j0.