Spain 1937
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"Spain 1937" is a poem by W. H. Auden reflecting on the Spanish Civil War and the moral and political responsibilities of individuals in times of conflict.
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| Spain 1937 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Spain 1937 Context triple: [Another Time, containsWork, Spain 1937]
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Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain was the authoritarian dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco from the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975, marked by political repression, nationalism, and conservative Catholic social policies.
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Spain
Spain is a southwestern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, historically a major global colonial power and now a constitutional monarchy and member of the European Union.
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Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was Spain’s democratic government from 1931 to 1939, marked by ambitious social and political reforms and intense polarization that culminated in the Spanish Civil War.
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Spanyolit
Spanyolit is a variant name for Judezmo (Ladino), the historical Judeo-Spanish language spoken by Sephardic Jewish communities, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans.
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Bourbon Spain
Bourbon Spain was the early 18th-century Spanish monarchy under the French-origin Bourbon dynasty, marked by centralizing reforms and involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spain 1937 Target entity description: "Spain 1937" is a poem by W. H. Auden reflecting on the Spanish Civil War and the moral and political responsibilities of individuals in times of conflict.
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A.
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain was the authoritarian dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco from the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975, marked by political repression, nationalism, and conservative Catholic social policies.
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B.
Spain
Spain is a southwestern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, historically a major global colonial power and now a constitutional monarchy and member of the European Union.
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C.
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was Spain’s democratic government from 1931 to 1939, marked by ambitious social and political reforms and intense polarization that culminated in the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
Spanyolit
Spanyolit is a variant name for Judezmo (Ladino), the historical Judeo-Spanish language spoken by Sephardic Jewish communities, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans.
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E.
Bourbon Spain
Bourbon Spain was the early 18th-century Spanish monarchy under the French-origin Bourbon dynasty, marked by centralizing reforms and involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
ethical responsibility
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historical determinism ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ personal choice ⓘ political violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ solidarity ⓘ utopian future ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered a major political poem of the 1930s
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widely anthologized in Auden collections ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1937 pamphlet publication ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
political poetry
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war poetry ⓘ |
| hasFamousLine |
"But today the struggle."
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"The stars are dead." ⓘ "To-day the deliberate increase in the chances of death." ⓘ "Yesterday all the past." ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
left-wing political poetry of the 1930s
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modernism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Spanish Civil War
NERFINISHED
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individual responsibility in war ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ political commitment ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
collective voice
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first-person plural ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| reflectsExperienceOf | W. H. Auden in Spain ⓘ |
| relatedHistoricalContext |
international brigades in Spain
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rise of European fascism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
In Memory of W. B. Yeats
NERFINISHED
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September 1, 1939 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of temporal reflections (yesterday, today, tomorrow) ⓘ |
| theme |
collective struggle
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historical responsibility ⓘ hope and disillusionment ⓘ the future as moral horizon ⓘ the role of the intellectual in politics ⓘ violence and sacrifice ⓘ |
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Subject: Spain 1937 Description of subject: "Spain 1937" is a poem by W. H. Auden reflecting on the Spanish Civil War and the moral and political responsibilities of individuals in times of conflict.
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