Also known as W. H. Auden
Born: February 21, 1907 in York, England
Died: September 28, 1973 in Vienna, Austria
English-born American poet, critic, essayist, dramatist, editor, translator, and librettist
W. H. Auden is one of the finest poets of the twentieth century. His poetry centers on moral issues and verifies strong political, social, and psychological orientations. In his work, Auden applies theoretical and scientific knowledge to traditional verse forms and metrical patterns while incorporating the industrial countryside of his youth.
Auden was born and raised in heavily industrial northern England. His father, George Augustus Auden was a prominent physician whose knowledge extended into the mythology and folklore of his Icelandic heritage, whereas his mother, Constance Rosalie was a strict Anglican nurse. ... Showed first 120 words of 1451 Size (words) ...
... Continuing with another 115 out of 1451 Size (words) ... Bollingen Prize in Poetry
1956 National Book Award for The Shield of Achilles
1956-61 Oxford University, Oxford, England professor of poetry
1957 Feltrinelli Prize in Rome
1959 Alexander Droutzkoy Memorial Award;
Shared Guiness Poetry Award (Ireland) with Robert Lowell & Edith Sitwell
1959-63 With Jacques Barzun and Lionel Trilling, established the Mid-Century Book
Society; wrote occasionally for its periodical, The Mid-Century
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