W. H. Auden’s ‘The Unknown Citizen’ is a
poetic commentary on the irony and pathos of modern life. Discuss
W.
H. Auden, (1907-1973) , a major poet of the modern period ,is
typically modern in his choice of subject, technique and articulation. Like
T.S. Eliot he represents the dreadful picture of a modern spiritual ice-age in
his poetry in his perspectives of history, theology and philosophy. Using the
desolate and rocky background of Post-War Europe of 1930’s he
delineates the rise of dictatorship, the exploitation of the poor and under
privileged, economic disparity, spiritual bankruptcy, anxiety and boredom of
modern life. Thus his real subject for Poetry is man and his
day-to-day activity, and nature is merely cinematic setting for that activity. It
is quite an anti-romantic approach to life and sometimes tragic in vision.
Auden in his poems often introspects the human
element engaged in human activity.And his men often do stand amidst the
bleak atmosphere of modern society. The Unknown Citizen is
such a story of modern man who finds himself nowhere and leads a life of
anonymity . The ironic title attacks the very snobbery of our social identity
mischievously polarized by economic, commercial and ideological pressure
groups. The entire poem and its language looks like a compilation of detailed
facts about the average man written in the flat matter of fact tone of a
report. The overall aim of this scheme is to promote experimentation and
innovation of our identity, and to complement in diverse ways the goals spelt
out in the individuality and freedom for creating environmental consciousness
and related behavioural practices among citizens of this world..............................................................................................
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