Emble

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Emble is a central figure in W.H. Auden’s long poem "The Age of Anxiety," representing one of the introspective, spiritually searching characters whose wartime barroom conversations explore modern alienation and identity.

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Emble canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a poem ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Age of Anxiety ⓘ
associatedTheme effects of war on the individual ⓘ
existential uncertainty ⓘ
inner conflict ⓘ
modern alienation ⓘ
search for identity ⓘ
spiritual anxiety ⓘ
characterRole central figure ⓘ
createdBy W. H. Auden ⓘ
dialogueFunction participant in barroom conversations ⓘ
firstPublicationContext The Age of Anxiety (1947) ⓘ
linked to: The Age of Anxiety
genreContext long poem ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriodContext modernist literature ⓘ
medium poetry ⓘ
narrativeFunction voice of youthful dislocation ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
occupationInFiction young American airman ⓘ
settingOfAppearance wartime New York bar ⓘ
sharesWorkWithCharacter Malin ⓘ
Quant ⓘ
Rosetta ⓘ
thematicRole explorer of identity ⓘ
introspective character ⓘ
representative of modern alienation ⓘ
spiritually searching character ⓘ
workContext The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue ⓘ
linked to: The Age of Anxiety

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The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue → featuresCharacter → Emble ⓘ