Philip Larkin (Writers & Their Work)
Publisher: Northcote House Publishers
Published: April 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780746308387
Subjects: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary; English; Poetry & poets: from c 1900 -; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism
Description: "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 the 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 literary criticism; and above all seeks to guide readers to a full appreciation of the power and subtlety of Larkin's best poems."--BOOK JACKET.