Rosetta

E519956

Rosetta is a central figure in W.H. Auden’s long poem "The Age of Anxiety," embodying themes of modern alienation and spiritual searching in a war-torn, industrialized world.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
poetry character
appearsIn The Age of Anxiety NERFINISHED
associatedWithThemeOfWork postwar disillusionment
psychological introspection
urban life
associatedWithWorkPeriod World War II era
characterInWorkBy W. H. Auden NERFINISHED
createdBy W. H. Auden NERFINISHED
embodiesTheme anxiety
dislocation in modern society
existential crisis
modern alienation
spiritual searching
exploresConcept identity in modernity
search for meaning
spiritual crisis
genreOfWorkAppearedIn long poem
hasRoleInWorkStructure voice in choral structure
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
literaryMovementOfAuthor modernism
mediumOfWorkAppearedIn verse
nationalityOfAuthor British
partOfCastType central figure
protagonist group
relatedWorkForm eclogue-like dramatic poem
setInContextOf industrialized world
war-torn world
workPublicationYear 1947

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The Age of Anxiety character Rosetta