Spain (Auden)

Spain (Auden)

"Spain" is a poem by W. H. Auden written after his visit to the Spanish Civil War and widely regarded as one of the most important literary works to emerge from that war. It was written and published in 1937.

Auden published two versions of the poem, first as a pamphlet "Spain" (1937), then, in revised form and titled "Spain 1937", in his book "Another Time" (1940). He later rejected the poem from his collected editions, regarding it as a "dishonest" poem that expressed political views that he never believed but which he thought would be rhetorically effective.

The poem describes the history that led up to the Spanish Civil War, then the arrival of the International Brigades at the war itself, then foresees a possible future that may result from the war.

The poem was widely discussed, notably by George Orwell in "Inside the Whale" (1940).

Quotations

References

* John Fuller, "W. H. Auden: A Commentary" (1999).
* Edward Mendelson, "Early Auden" (1981).

External links

[http://audensociety.org The W. H. Auden Society]


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