Au·den  (ôd'n)  British-born American writer and critic whose poems, published in collections such as The Dance of Death (1933) and The Double Man (1941), established his importance in 20th-century literature. |
A British-born twentieth-century American writer and critic. He is best known for his poetry, which was influenced by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War and, later, by his preoccupation with Christianity. Auden's works include collections such as The Double Man and The Dyer's Hand.