Homage to Clio

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Homage to Clio is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending historical reflection, moral inquiry, and formal experimentation.

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Homage to Clio (poem) 1

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
alludesTo Clio
author W. H. Auden
containsPoem Dichtung und Wahrheit
Homage to Clio self-linksurface differs
surface form: Homage to Clio (poem)

The History of Truth
The Maker
The More Loving One
The Shield of Achilles
surface form: The Shield of Achilles (reprinted)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Clio
genre poetry
hasCriticalReception regarded as an important work of Auden's later period
hasISBN 9780571097123
hasPart longer meditative poems
occasional poems
shorter lyrics
inGreekMythologyReferenced Clio
surface form: Clio, the Muse of history
language English
literaryForm lyric poetry
narrative poetry
literaryMovement late modernism
modernism
mediaType print
notableFor blend of historical reflection and moral inquiry
integration of classical and contemporary references
technical virtuosity
partOfAuthorPeriod Auden's later poetry
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationYear 1960
publisher Faber and Faber
reflectsPhaseOfCareer mature style of W. H. Auden
styleCharacteristic allusive language
formal experimentation
intellectual complexity
ironic tone
metrical variety
use of free verse
use of traditional verse forms
theme history
individual and society
memory
moral inquiry
politics
time
war

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W. H. Auden notableWork Homage to Clio
Homage to Clio containsPoem Homage to Clio self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Homage to Clio (poem)
About the House precededBy Homage to Clio