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W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was an Anglo-American poet whose collected works document a career spanning from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. Various editions of his Collected Poems have been published, with the most comprehensive edited by his literary executor Edward Mendelson. The collections i...
The Shield of Achilles is a 1955 poetry collection by the British-American poet W.H. Auden, which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1956. The collection consists of three main sections, featuring poems that explore themes of post-war geopolitics, the Cold War, and human isolation. The title...
For the Time Being is a 1944 book by W. H. Auden comprising a long poem framed as a Christmas oratorio, written in the years following his return to Christianity and his immigration to the United States. The work uses the Nativity narrative alongside contemporary and historical vignettes to examine...
Nones is a 1951 poetry collection written by the Anglo-American poet W. H. Auden. The collection is recognized for introducing the title poem Nones, a dramatic monologue, as well as the famous The Shield of Achilles, which reimagines the Greek myth to reflect mid-century anxieties about totalitarian...
W.H. Auden’s 1965 poetry collection uses the literal rooms of a house as an extended metaphor, exploring domestic life, intimacy, and the passage of time.
