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W. H. Auden was a prolific British-American author whose influential career spanned poetry, drama, and critical essays. Born in England in 1907, he eventually relocated to the United States, where his evolving work addressed complex political, religious, and psychological themes. The provided text details his educational background at Oxford and his significant collaborations with figures like Christopher Isherwood. His diverse bibliography includes Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry such as The Age of Anxiety and various opera libretti. Scholars highlight his mastery of technical forms and his status as a major modernist voice of the twentieth century. Today, he is remembered through numerous international memorials and the continued presence of his verse in popular media.