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English Poetry of 30

The English poetry of the 1930s was represented by a group of socially conscious poets led by W.H. Auden. This group, which included C. Day Lewis, Stephen Spender, and Louis MacNeice, addressed social and political issues in their works. The economic depression, Spanish Civil War, and onset of WWII led them to seriously consider literature's relationship to politics and social conditions. Their poetry reflected a deep sense of gloom over the difficulties of the time and focused on the suffering caused by the economic depression.

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English Poetry of 30

The English poetry of the 1930s was represented by a group of socially conscious poets led by W.H. Auden. This group, which included C. Day Lewis, Stephen Spender, and Louis MacNeice, addressed social and political issues in their works. The economic depression, Spanish Civil War, and onset of WWII led them to seriously consider literature's relationship to politics and social conditions. Their poetry reflected a deep sense of gloom over the difficulties of the time and focused on the suffering caused by the economic depression.

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English poetry of 30`s

The English poetry of the 1930`s is best represented by a young group of socially
conscious poets who entered into the literary scene ten years before the Second
World War. They are: W.H.Auden, C.Day Lewis, Stephen Spender, Louis MacNeice,
William Empson, William Plomer etc. were often collectively refered as the Auden
Group sharing an interest in social ideas, with Auden as the leading influence.In
1933 the publication of Spender`s volume Poems, Day Lewis`s ``The Magnetic
Mountain`` and Auden`s revision of his Poems revealed the poet`s
commitment to the left. As they were living in a troubled time, they tried to
assess their own historical and social position. They were filled with a terrible
sense of isolation as having seen cut off from the past, and then left in a world of
spiritual emptiness and agonism, social stress turmoil and disorder. Qualities of
loyalty,toughness and stoic heroism are emphasized. The world-wide economic
depression, the Spanish Civil War, the beginning of WWII made the development
to a serious concern for the engagement of literature to politics and social
conditions. The decade emerged as one of revolutionary consciousness and
writing The English poetry of 30`s because it attempted to face circumstances of
the times, presented to the reader political truths. A deep sense of gloom and
helplessness is a characteristic feature of the 30`s and also focusing more on the
intense suffering of the victims of the economic depression of that time. Their
concern for the restructuring of disintegrated society, their preoccupation with
the sufferings of the poor, the personal frustrations and the social hardship, their
attempt at building up public awareness to the dangers of the time, above all to
save English poetry of the old generation and to be able to pass that to young
generation. All these are testimonials to their sensitivity and sincerity.

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