Home / Quotes / Quote by W. H. Auden

Quote by W. H. Auden

“Poetry is the only art people haven't learned to consume like soup.”

Author

W. H. Auden was a prominent 20th-century poet, celebrated for his innovative and influential poetry. His works frequently delve into themes of love, politics, and the human experience, and he is a pivotal figure in the literary movement known as New Criticism. Born on February 21, 1907, in York, England, Auden passed away on September 29, 1973. more

“Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent, on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done.”

Ifs Knows Men May Littles Has Beens Done Left Imagination Discipline Appreciation Clock Masculine Absent Here And Now Punctual

Author:W. H. Auden

“The masculine imagination lives in a state of perpetual revolt against the limitations of human life. In theological terms, one might say that all men, left to themselves, become gnostics. They may swagger like peacocks, but in their heart of hearts they all think sex an indignity and wish they could beget themselves on themselves. Hence the aggressive hostility toward women so manifest in most club-car stories.”

“The way I feel about music is that there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.”

Way Feels Music Is Rock N Roll True And False

Author:Fiona Apple

“Aphorisms are essentially an aristocratic genre of writing. The aphorist does not argue or explain, he asserts; and implicit in his assertion is a conviction that he is wiser and more intelligent than his readers.”

Writing Doe Reader Intelligent Conviction Arguing Genre Aphorism Wiser Quotations Assertion Implicit Aristocratic

Author:W. H. Auden

“In a land which is fully settled, most men must accept their local environment or try to change it by political means; only the exceptionally gifted or adventurous can leave to seek his fortune elsewhere. In America, on the other hand, to move on and make a fresh start somewhere else is still the normal reaction to dissatisfaction and failure.”

Quote by W. H. Auden

Author

You May Also Like