Throughout his life Auden published approximately 400 poems and 400 essays and reviews, that were all extremely wide-ranging in topic and form.
In 1932, Auden published his large work, The Orators. He also spent time working as a reviewer, lecturer, and essayist. In 1973, after giving a reading of his poems in Vienna, Austria, Auden died. Throughout his life Auden published approximately 400 poems and 400 essays and reviews, that were all extremely wide-ranging in topic and form.