New Year Letter
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"New Year Letter" is a poem by W. H. Auden, included in his collection *The Double Man*, reflecting his characteristic blend of political, personal, and philosophical themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Year Letter canonical | 4 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
moral responsibility of the individual
ⓘ
relationship between art and politics ⓘ role of the poet in society ⓘ tension between private life and public events ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Letter to Lord Byron (not to be confused, but sometimes compared) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Auden’s American period
ⓘ
The Double Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1940 ⓘ |
| form | verse epistle ⓘ |
| genre | modernist poetry ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | prose notes by W. H. Auden in The Double Man ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely discussed in Auden scholarship ⓘ |
| hasSubject | New Year as a moment of reflection and resolution ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Double Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auden’s move from Britain to the United States
ⓘ
European political crises of the 1930s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| meter | primarily tetrameter couplets ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | The Double Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | published during World War II era ⓘ |
| reflects |
Auden’s political concerns
ⓘ
Auden’s religious and philosophical questioning ⓘ Auden’s self-criticism ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on W. H. Auden
ⓘ
courses on modern poetry ⓘ |
| style |
allusive
ⓘ
didactic ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
| theme |
art and culture
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ history ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| writtenBy | W. H. Auden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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