CR Episode 28: W. H. Auden’s Funeral Blues

Critical Readings

EpisodeJan 6, 202046m

CR Episode 28: W. H. Auden’s Funeral Blues

Critical Readings

EpisodeJan 6, 202046m

The panel examines three poems by W. H. Auden, including his much-anthologised and potentially ironic 'Funeral Blues', the literary biography 'A Thanksgiving', and the seasonally-appropriate conclusion to 'For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio'.Continue reading

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Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.

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