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Autumn Journal is an autobiographical long poem in twenty-four sections by Louis MacNeice. It was written between August and December 1938, and published as a single volume by Faber and Faber in May 1939.
- Louis MacNeice
- 1939
12 de jan. de 2023 · Written between August and December 1938, Autumn Journal is still considered one of the most valuable and moving testaments of living through the 1930s by a young writer. Originally published: 1939.
L. M. AUTUMN JOURNAL. 1. Close and slow, summer is ending in Hampshire, Ebbing away down ramps of shaven lawn where close-. clipped yew Insulates the lives of retired generals and admirals And the spyglasses hung in the hall and the prayer-. books ready in the pew.
14 de jul. de 2023 · Learn about the historical and literary context of this long poem by an Irish poet and playwright from Northern Ireland. Read a selection of cantos and watch a video clip of the poem's reading.
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Autumn Journal is Louis MacNeice’s autobiographical poem, written between August and December 1938. It is a poem written in real time, as world events and one man’s life unfurl on the cusp of winter and war.
Learn about the life and poetry of Louis MacNeice, an Irish-born poet who wrote in English and was influenced by modernism and politics. Read his poems, including Autumn Journal, a sequence of meditations on the seasons and the city.
