Philip Larkin

by Laurence Lerner

Philip Larkin is one of the finest English poets of our time. His poetic personality - nostalgic, wry, melancholy, ironic, witty and haunting - has appealed to a far wider audience than that of literary specialists, while also winning the respect of leading critics and fellow poets. Lerner's study relates poetry to Larkin's life, and to the literary and social environment of post-war Britain; discusses the Larkin persona, and Larkin's relation to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746311370
• ISBN13: 9780746311370
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.5"