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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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem
addressesConcept ethical responsibility
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
widely anthologized in Auden collections
firstPublishedIn 1937 pamphlet publication
form free verse
genre political poetry
war poetry
hasFamousLine "But today the struggle."
"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
modernism
mainSubject Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED
individual responsibility in war
moral responsibility
political commitment
meter irregular
narrativePerspective collective voice
first-person plural
periodOfComposition late 1930s
publicationYear 1937
reflectsExperienceOf W. H. Auden in Spain
relatedHistoricalContext international brigades in Spain
rise of European fascism
relatedWorkByAuthor In Memory of W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED
September 1, 1939
rhymeScheme irregular
settingPlace Spain NERFINISHED
settingTime Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED
structure sequence of temporal reflections (yesterday, today, tomorrow)
theme collective struggle
historical responsibility
hope and disillusionment
the future as moral horizon
the role of the intellectual in politics
violence and sacrifice

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Another Time containsWork Spain 1937