Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995

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Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995

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Spender, Stephen Harold, 1909-1995

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Spender, Stephen, Sir, 1909-1995

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سبندر،, ستيفن،, 1909-1995

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スペンダー, スティーヴン, 1909-1995

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Sir Stephen Harold Spender (February 28, 1909 - July 16, 1995) was an English poet and novelist who worked with the themes of social injustice and class struggle. Spender was born in London and educated at University College, Oxford. He was mentored by W. H. Auden with whom he maintained a life-long friendship. He edited Horizon with Cyril Connolly from 1939-1941. Following WW II, Spender devoted his time to criticism, co-editing the magazine Encounter from 1953-1966. Spender also held a number of visiting professorships and lectureships at numerous distinguished American and English universities, including University College in Oxford, and published more than fifty works. He died on July 16, 1995 in London.

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American poetry

Authors, English

Authors, English

Authors, English

Authors, English

Authors, English

Authors, English 20th century Diaries

Beat generation in literature

College orations

Decadence (Literary movement)

Dramatists, English

English literature

English poetry

Poets, English

Fund raising

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Modernism (Literature)

Male authors, English

Poetry, Modern

World War, 1939-1945

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Oxford

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