What is the function of the poet that can be inferred from Auden’s poetry and poetics?
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…r certain experienced modernity first hand, in the manner of actually living in the 20th century, the poetry he wrote was not from an expressive, self-reflexive stance, but from a position as a commentator and critic with a completely modern outlook. And Auden did so with enough perspective and insight to engage his audience and provoke them to thought, and, perhaps, even to action. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. Hoggart, Richard, Auden : An Introductory Essay, London : Chatto & Windus, 1951.
…r certain experienced modernity first hand, in the manner of actually living in the 20th century, the poetry he wrote was not from an expressive, self-reflexive stance, but from a position as a commentator and critic with a completely modern outlook. And Auden did so with enough perspective and insight to engage his audience and provoke them to thought, and, perhaps, even to action. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. Hoggart, Richard, Auden : An Introductory Essay, London : Chatto & Windus, 1951.
