Philip Larkin [Elektronisk resurs] the poet's plight / James Booth.

• Acknowledgements Abbreviations The Poet's Plight Poetry as a Living Loves and Muses I Loves and Muses II Poetic Histories Living Rooms Empty Gestures Appendix Notes Bibliography Index.

• James Booth reads Philip Larkin's mature poetry in terms of his ambiguous self-image as lonely, anti-social outsider, plighted to his art, and as nine-to-five librarian, sharing the common plight of humanity. Larkin is a poet of inexpressible transcendence, but also of afternoons in the park, housing estates, ambulances, and the toad work. Whether discussing Larkin's poems of love and intimacy or uncovering his hidden metaphorical structures, Booth's focus is always on Larkin's artistry with words, the 'verbal devices' through which this purest of lyric poets celebrates 'the experience. The beauty'. Featuring discussion for the first time of two recently discovered poems by Larkin, this original and exciting new study will be of interest to all students, scholars and enthusiasts of Larkin. 
• 'Fresh and engaging; sure to be welcomed by both confirmed admirers of Larkin's work and new readers alike.' - Douglas Dunn, University of St. Andrews An authoritative and elegant elucidation of the poet's craft; Booth reads the poetry, as Larkin wrote it, for pleasure.' - Janice Rossen, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre, University of Texas. 

Ämnesord

Biography in literature.  (LCSH)

Metaphor in literature.  (LCSH)

Death in literature.  (LCSH)

Self in literature.  (LCSH)

Elegiac poetry, English  -- History and criticism. (LCSH)

Literature.  (eflch)

Literary studies: poetry & poets  -- English. (bicssc)

Literary studies: from c 1900 -  -- English. (bicssc)

Poetry by individual poets  -- English. (bicssc)

Personnamn

Larkin, Philip. -- Criticism and interpretation.

Klassifikation

DSC (ämneskategori)

DSBH (ämneskategori)

DCF (ämneskategori)

LIT (ämneskategori)

821.914 (DDC)