Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973) was born in York, England, and later became and American citizen. Auden was the founder for a generation of English poets, such as C. Day Lewis, and Stephen Spender. Auden s earlier works were composed of a Marxist outlook with a...
The term ‘literary canon’ refers to any books, narratives and poems considered to be the most persuasive pieces of a particular time period or place. For instance take the 19th century American literacy, it is generally the exposure to a version of a group of...
Introduction W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” is a poignant reflection on loss and despair, encapsulating the profound grief experienced by the narrator following the death of a loved one. Originally penned in the 1930s, the poem has endured as a timeless exploration of human emotions, resonating...