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Nicholas Jenkins on W.H. Auden

Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)

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W.H. Auden's Views on Poetry and History

This chapter discusses W.H. Auden's beliefs about poetry's ability to connect with the past and offer insight into human suffering. It also explores Nicholas Jenkins' reaction to Auden's claim that knowing about an artist's personal life is irrelevant to understanding their poetry.

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