
CR Episode 28: W. H. Auden’s Funeral Blues
Critical Readings · Critical Readings
January 6, 202046m 8s
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Show Notes
The panel examines three poems by W. H. Auden, including his much-anthologised and potentially ironic 'Funeral Blues', the literary biography 'A Thanksgiving', and the seasonally-appropriate conclusion to 'For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio'.