W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue"
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W. H. Auden’s "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" is a long, introspective poem that explores modern existential disquiet and spiritual crisis through the conversations of four strangers in a New York bar during World War II.
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| W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" canonical | 2 |
| W. H. Auden's poem "The Age of Anxiety" | 1 |
| poem "The Age of Anxiety" by W. H. Auden | 1 |
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Target entity: W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" Context triple: [The Seven Ages, basedOn, W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue"]
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A.
The Anxiety of Influence
The Anxiety of Influence is a seminal work of literary criticism by Harold Bloom that explores how poets are shaped and constrained by the powerful influence of their predecessors.
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An Apology for Poetry
An Apology for Poetry is Sir Philip Sidney’s influential Elizabethan literary treatise defending the value and moral power of poetry against its contemporary critics.
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Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson" is a landmark volume of verse that established Robinson as a major American poet and earned him the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a landmark modernist poem by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of alienation, indecision, and existential anxiety through the interior monologue of its hesitant, self-conscious narrator.
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E.
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens is a comprehensive volume that brings together the major poetic works of the influential American modernist poet, showcasing his philosophical meditations, intricate imagery, and innovative use of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" Target entity description: W. H. Auden’s "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" is a long, introspective poem that explores modern existential disquiet and spiritual crisis through the conversations of four strangers in a New York bar during World War II.
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A.
The Anxiety of Influence
The Anxiety of Influence is a seminal work of literary criticism by Harold Bloom that explores how poets are shaped and constrained by the powerful influence of their predecessors.
-
B.
An Apology for Poetry
An Apology for Poetry is Sir Philip Sidney’s influential Elizabethan literary treatise defending the value and moral power of poetry against its contemporary critics.
-
C.
Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson" is a landmark volume of verse that established Robinson as a major American poet and earned him the inaugural Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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D.
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a landmark modernist poem by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of alienation, indecision, and existential anxiety through the interior monologue of its hesitant, self-conscious narrator.
-
E.
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens is a comprehensive volume that brings together the major poetic works of the influential American modernist poet, showcasing his philosophical meditations, intricate imagery, and innovative use of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eclogue
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long poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author |
W. H. Auden
NERFINISHED
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Wystan Hugh Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Emble
NERFINISHED
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Malin NERFINISHED ⓘ Quant NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | book-length poem ⓘ |
| form |
baroque eclogue
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eclogue ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist poetry
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philosophical poem ⓘ psychological poem ⓘ |
| influenced | Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Christian existentialism
NERFINISHED
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Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | conversation among strangers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex verse forms
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philosophical depth ⓘ |
| numberOfMainCharacters | 4 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | Auden’s later work ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a wartime New York bar ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
New York City
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a bar in New York City ⓘ |
| structure | divided into parts or sections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
inner lives of four strangers
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post-religious world ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation in modern society
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effects of war on the psyche ⓘ modern existential disquiet ⓘ modernity and fragmentation ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ search for identity ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | widespread anxiety in the modern age ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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