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How does Joseph Brodsky describe W.H. Auden?

  • As a lesser figure than W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot

  • As a great poet

  • As the greatest mind of the twentieth century

  • As an average poet

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Joseph Brodsky described W.H. Auden as the greatest mind of the twentieth century. He praised Auden's ability to combine humor and poetry, and his ability to write about the modern world in a way that was both personal and universal. Brodsky also admired Auden's willingness to take risks, and his willingness to explore new forms of poetry.
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