This author of "The (*) Shield of Achilles" asks, "Was hefree?
In one poem, this author wrote of "A million eyes, a million boots in line" as part of "An unintelligiblemultitude" among which there was "Nothing to eat and nowhere to sit down." That poem includes severalstanzas beginning, "She looked over his shoulder" and ends as "Thetis of the shining breasts Cried out indismay." In another poem by this author, the title figure "had everything necessary for the Modern Man"and "held the proper opinions for the time of year." This author of "The (*) Shield of Achilles" asks, "Was hefree? Was he happy?" in a poem about a man who "was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be One against whomthere was no official complaint." Another poem by this author declares, "About suffering they were never wrong,The old Masters." For 10 points, name this author of "The Unknown Citizen" and "Musee des Beaux Arts."
In one poem, this author wrote of "A million eyes, a million boots in line" as part of "An unintelligiblemultitude" among which there was "Nothing to eat and nowhere to sit down."
Wystan Hugh Auden