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Biography
Wystan Hugh Auden was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content. Some of his best known poems are about love, such as "Funeral Blues"; on political and social themes, such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; on cultural and psychological themes, such as The Age of Anxiety; and on religious themes, such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Wreath · 1971
- United Nations Peace Medal · 1971
- St. Louis Literary Award · 1970
- Austrian State Prize — European Literature · 1966
- National Book Award · 1956
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- Bollingen Prize · 1954
- Pulitzer Prize — Poetry · 1948
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1942
- Feltrinelli Prize
- King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal — Poetry
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1965 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1964 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1963 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1961 · nominated
