The inspiration for the work of a poet is stimulated by their role in both society and the environment. In the case of W.H. Auden the diversity of his works represent the variation of experiences in his life. According to Professor E. Hishikawa at Kobe University, “Auden’s literary life can be divided into four main phases; his fathers influence, devotion for landscapes, travels, and arrival to the United States of America.” Together, all these periods in his life make up the great variety of the works that are considered to be some of the best of the century.
His father influenced his earliest phase of writing. He was a great physician whom Auden shared a close, affectionate relationship with. This medical, and scientific influence became the motif of his early poetic works. These poems were filled with recurrent images of disease, healing, and bodily functions. Professor Hishikawa stated that “his poem Lullaby was a direct example of this.”
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