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The Weight of Responsibility in W. H. Auden’s Ruminations on Nature and Escapism

Autoři: Vít Ladislav

Rok: 2023

Druh publikace: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Strana od-do: nestránkováno

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Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
eng	The Weight of Responsibility in W. H. Auden’s Ruminations on Nature and Escapism	“Escape to nature” represents one of the strongest thematic threads running through W. H. Auden’s writings. This presentation will examine Auden’s ruminations on the moral aspects of interwar escapism to the natural environment. Relying on the notions of topophilia, mythical geographies, citizenship and civil responsibility, the paper will also show how Auden’s views on escapism and nature crystallised alongside his determination to form a personal poetic voice not only against the background of the English literary tradition, but also in the context of the interwar ascent of mass culture and radical politics shaping the strenuous Zeitgeist of the 1930s.	Auden; nature; escapism; responsibility; citizenship