Philip Larkin - Paperback - 9780746311370

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 literary criticism; and above all seeks to guide readers to a full appreciation of the power and subtlety of Larkin's best poems.

• | Author: Laurence Lerner
• | Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 96 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0746311370
• | ISBN-13: 9780746311370