<DIV><DIV>Philip Larkin, one of England's greatest and most popular twentieth-century poets, is nonetheless widely regarded as a misanthropic, provincial recluse. This volume re-examines that critical view and argues that Larkin's poetry, far from demonstrating his misanthropy, highlights his profou
Philip Larkin and His Audiences
β Scribed by Gillian Steinberg (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 204
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Larkin and Audience....Pages 1-31
Larkinβs Voices....Pages 32-63
Memory and Change....Pages 64-87
Jazz and Audienceship....Pages 88-120
Religion and Empathy....Pages 121-147
Conclusion: Two Philips....Pages 148-156
Back Matter....Pages 157-183
β¦ Subjects
British and Irish Literature; Twentieth-Century Literature; Literary Theory; Cultural Theory; Poetry and Poetics
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