'This is the most comprehensive study to date of the critical reception of Philip Larkin's poetry. It is also an immensely valuable contribution to scholarship in its own right. Lucid and incisive, it offers an illuminating account of both the poetry and the diverse, often controversial, responses it has prompted since its first publication.' - Stephen Regan, Durham University, UK
Philip Larkin is widely regarded as one of the greatest English poets of the 20th century. As such, there is a vast amount of literary criticism surrounding his work.
This Readers' Guide provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the key reactions to Larkin’s poetry. Using a chronological structure, Robert C. Evans charts critical responses to Larkin’s work from his arrival on the British literary scene in the 1950s to the decades after his death. This includes analyses of critical material from around the world, making this an excellent guide for all students of Larkin.
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This Reader's Guide provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the key critical literature surrounding Philip Larkin's poetry. Robert C. Evans charts the major developments in Larkin's career as a writer alongside the evolution of critical responses to his work.
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Introduction
1. Larkin Arrives: The 1950s and 60s
2. Larkin Rises: The 1970s
3. Larkin Triumphant: The 1980s
4. Larkin Under Siege: The 1990s
5. Larkin Triumphant Once More: The 2000s
6. Newer Approaches to Larkin: The 2010s
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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'This is the most comprehensive study to date of the critical reception of Philip Larkin's poetry. It is also an immensely valuable contribution to scholarship in its own right. Lucid and incisive, it offers an illuminating account of both the poetry and the diverse, often controversial, responses it has prompted since its first publication.' - Stephen Regan, Durham University, UK
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This is the most comprehensive study to date of the critical reception of Philip Larkin's poetry. It is also an immensely valuable contribution to scholarship in its own right. Lucid and incisive, it offers an illuminating account of both the poetry and the diverse, often controversial, responses it has prompted since its first publication.' - Stephen Regan, Durham University, UK
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Chronological structure charts Larkin criticism alongside his publications
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ISBN
9781137517111
Publisert
2016-09-09
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Red Globe Press
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Engelsk
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Antall sider
184
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