Quote by W. H. Auden

Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.

Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are

Summary

This quote suggests that proper names, such as names of people or places, hold a poetic essence. Like poetry, they possess a unique and untranslatable quality. Just as the essence of poetry often gets lost in translation, the full depth and meaning of a proper name cannot be fully captured or conveyed in another language. Proper names represent an individual's or a location's identity and have a profound symbolic and emotional significance, which cannot be fully replicated in any other form or language.

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Identity

By W. H. Auden

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