# The Christian reticence of W H Auden

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: The Rt Revd Lord Harries
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/christian-reticence-w-h-auden)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Auden was arguably the most prodigiously talented of the great 20th century poets. When he recovered his Christian faith as an adult about 1940 this suffused all his later poetry. But it has been virtually ignored by critics. This lecture will explore the subtle ways in which Auden's faith emerges in his poetry and what was distinctive about it.

## Lectures

1. [The Christian reticence of W H Auden](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/christian-reticence-w-h-auden/e5b5c2823c7c) (YouTube)