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Philip Larkin and His Audiences /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steinberg, Gillian (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Literary Theory.
Poetry and Poetics.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
British literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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 profound awareness of and concern for readers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XX, 183 pages)
ISBN:9780230251199
DOI:10.1057/9780230251199