F6‚ by Auden and Christopher Isherwood. The 1938 version was written to be sung by the soprano Hedli Anderson in a setting by Benjamin Britten. This version was first published in the anthology The Year’s Poetry‚ 1938‚ compiled by Denys Kilham Roberts and Geoffrey Grigson (London‚ 1938). Auden then included it in his book Another Time (New York‚ 1940) as one of four poems headed "Four Cabaret Songs for Miss Hedli Anderson"; the poem itself was titled "Funeral Blues" in this edition. (Auden never gave
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World War II broke out in Europe for a multitude of reasons‚ with each one affecting a specific aspect of how pre-World War Two unfolded. World War II was one of the most defining of European and even World history. The reasons for War breaking out are complex and not a straightforward affair with many different events factoring in. These events range from the betrayal and humiliation many Germans felt after World War 1‚ and the fact that the treaty of Versailles was itself a failure and stemming
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Authors William Shakespeare and W.H. Auden are widely known for their great poems. Shakespeare’s “My Mistress Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is a love unlike any poem from the Elizabethan era. Shakespeare does not use false comparisons to describe his lover like most love poem do‚ which is refreshing. W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” is another love poem that is little gloomier. However it shows how much death can affect an individual’s life. Together Shakespeare and Auden use similar and different poetic
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feels as if Auden is sharing confidence as she discovers that people are not easy to figure out and can change. She is quite the original character. Author Sarah Dessen deals with the theme of abandonment and romance in the novels Lock and Key‚ and Along for the Ride There are many traits and characteristics that come along with all characters. The main character from Along for the Ride is Auden. She is an independent young woman who never got to experience a normal childhood. Since Auden was never
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SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College he went to Clare
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Evacuation was imperative in Britain in the war years for the safety of its people. It protected children from the devastation that war generated throughout Britain’s major cities. Had they stayed to face it‚ their lives would have been almost certainly ruined or often taken by air raids. Evacuation gave these children and Britain a future to look to after the war. However‚ there were problems facing the hosts and evacuees alike during these years. Evacuation uncovered many social ills and did not
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Nicholas Winton is an example of resistance in the Second World War. He is a hero who saved children from what would have almost certainly been a childhood of torture at best and death at worst. Winton is a kind man‚ to be sure‚ but for decades nobody knew the extent of his kindness. Despite his courageous efforts‚ it was not until 1988 that his actions became known publically. Currently‚ Nicholas Winton is 105 years old‚ living out the rest of his life as a recognized hero. During the war‚ Nicholas
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Table of contents: 1. Introduction 2. The First World War 3. The Second World War 4. Venn Diagram 5. Conclusion 1. Introduction: In this article I’m going to compare World War One and World War Two with each other. I’m going to search for similarities and differences. Also I’m going to explain to you what actually happened in the First World War and the Second World War. This time‚ my information is not from the internet. I watched little movies about the First
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The poems “In Memoriam‚” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and “The Unknown Citizen‚” by W.H. Auden are opposite in their general approach and poetic structure and effectively leave different impressions on the reader. Through Tennyson’s lyrical and expressive approach‚ “In Memoriam” draws our attention to the pain and acceptance of human loss. However‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” with its non-traditional poetic form and unusual perspective‚ makes us think about the ways in which we define human importance in modern
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“The Shield of Achilles” in relation to other modernist poems. Bearing it in mind‚ we have focused on the mythic characters especially Thetis‚ her warrior son Achilles and the master blacksmith Hephaestus‚ and their role and function attributed by Auden in the context of the 20th century. This inquisitive study will show the multidimensional functions of Auden’s exploitation of Greek myths to exhibit several of modern themes/issues- the sense of foiled expectations‚ the dispassionate side of modern
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