I love Auden's poetry. I don't know any 20th century English poet who produced better verse than he did. And Melvyn, dear, why bring up that so old -- decades old -- row about Auden and Isherwood staying in America during the war? Who the hell cares? In 1940, Auden was 33 and Isherwood 36 -- hardly in their prime battlefield years. Should they have come back to London and written telegraphs for the Foreign Office? Come up out of the trenches, Melvyn; the war is over. Besides, England didn't really treat its gay war heroes all that well, did it? I mean, look what it did to Alan Turing, who practically saved the island single handedly. The way Bragg sets up the narrative of this documentary is really mendacious.
@@wordscapes5690There once was a gorgeous young queer Who was rather too fond of brown beer One night in a bout He accidentally came out To the barmaid, who said “Lots round ere”.
Something new on CZcams on Auden … wonderful!
Great to see Melvyn standing in front of a snowy Killhope Wheel
Wonderful….thank you for showing….
lmao safe to teach
I love Auden's poetry. I don't know any 20th century English poet who produced better verse than he did. And Melvyn, dear, why bring up that so old -- decades old -- row about Auden and Isherwood staying in America during the war? Who the hell cares? In 1940, Auden was 33 and Isherwood 36 -- hardly in their prime battlefield years. Should they have come back to London and written telegraphs for the Foreign Office? Come up out of the trenches, Melvyn; the war is over. Besides, England didn't really treat its gay war heroes all that well, did it? I mean, look what it did to Alan Turing, who practically saved the island single handedly. The way Bragg sets up the narrative of this documentary is really mendacious.
Does perhaps explain why people stopped reading Auden as much, however.
Good to see John Warwick cranking his camera.
This is a great share: so it's a big thank you from this old Queer!
And this one 😊
@@wordscapes5690There once was a gorgeous young queer
Who was rather too fond of brown beer
One night in a bout
He accidentally came out
To the barmaid, who said “Lots round ere”.
That guy actually looks a little like Auden