The Thirties and After: Poetry, Politics, People(1933-75), by Stephen Spender
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The Thirties and After: Poetry, Politics, People(1933-75), by Stephen Spender- Published on: 2014-01-14
- Released on: 2014-01-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .65" w x 5.51" l, .81 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 286 pages
About the Author About the Author: Stephen Spender, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982 for his contribution to English letters, was editor of the celebrated magazine Horizon and later Encounter. He has written World Within World, an autobiography, as well as numerous works of poetry, drama, criticism, and reportage, and taughtat University College and a number of American colleges.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A strong voice from the past By Luc REYNAERT In these brilliantly written short essays, journals and memoirs, Stephen Spender unveils the kernel of important events (brutal wars and rebellions), of ideologies and of the `real' messages behind the words of well-known authors. He captures the moods of whole decades of the 20th century and expresses outspokenly his vision on art and the artist.WarShocked by the brutality of the Spanish Civil War, Stephen Spender understood `the final horror of war as the complete isolation of a man dying in a world whose reality is violence. The dead in wars are not heroes: they are freezing or rotting lumps of isolated insanity.'MoodsThe thirties saw the complete disintegration of pure capitalism and the brutality of fascism defending the leisure class against the unemployed on the dole. The forties were destroyed by war. The fifties were anti-establishment, while the sixties were characterized by imperialism and rebellions.IdeologiesStephen Spender could never accept the communist attitude towards the freedom of the individual. Many intellectuals discovered that in permitting themselves to become creatures of a party line they had contributed to establish a dictatorship which withdrew their freedom of criticism when it came into power. They became witnesses of terrible events against which they had deprived themselves the power to protest.The essential virtues of democracy are individual freedom and social justice.Art, the artist, politicsStephen Spender poses the crucial question: should be dominated by politics? His answer is an absolute `no'. Artists always have been and will always be individualists.The censoring of art is like censoring those functions of the body which purify the blood.Poetry is the language of moments in which we see ourselves or other people in our or their true relation to humanity or nature.Literature (D. H. Lawrence, W.H. Auden, W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot)For D. H. Lawrence, the touchstone in literature was emotion, not reason. He hated the masses. Sex, the meeting of two individuals was the solution for man's isolation and a pivotal point for a social revolution.W.H. Auden spoke for those who wanted to destroy dictatorship. His main theme was love. He understood also that the bourgeoisie had really come to hate sex.W.B. Yeats' visions, beliefs and attitudes served only as a pop up for the symbolism of his poems.The reactionary T.S. Eliot defended traditional values (faith, the monarchy) against liberalism and progress. If those values were lost, civilization would become a `Waste Land'.Stephen Spender was a prime witness of the war and fascist horrors, the vicious ideological battles and the deep emotions bursting out of the wounded hearts of the men of good will during the 20th century.His comments and evaluations continue to be highly relevant. Highly recommended.
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