Alan Ansen
Alan Ansen | |
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Ansen in 1973 | |
| Born | January 23, 1922 |
| Died | November 12, 2006 (aged 84) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Genre | American poetry, British poetry, American theater |
| Notable works | The Table Talk of W. H. Auden |
Alan Ansen (January 23, 1922 – November 12, 2006) was an American poet, playwright, and associate of Beat Generation writers. He was a widely read scholar who knew many languages. Ansen grew up on Long Island and was educated at Harvard. He worked as W. H. Auden's secretary and research assistant in 1948–49; he was the main author of the chronological tables in Auden's The Portable Greek Reader and Poets of the English Language.