Philip Larkin

by Terry Whalen

Book Overview

Philip Larkin and English Poetry is a practical criticismof Larkin's poetry which discusses the poet's views on poetryas they are made visible in his prose writings and his interviews andthe relationship between his thoughtful critical writings and his ownpoetry. Larkin's affinities with a series of other English poets(including Dr. Samuel Johnson, D.H. Lawrence and the Imagists and TedHughes, Thom Gunn, and R.S. Thomas) which have been overlooked...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774802324
• ISBN13: 9780774802321
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher