Philip Larkin by Sir Andrew Motion
Since his death in 1985, Philip Larkin's reputation as a writer has undergone a profound and dramatic transformation. With the publication of a candid biography, a controversial collection of letters and a comprehensive edition of the poems, the abiding interests and concerns of Larkin criticism have been radically altered. At the same time, the impact of literary theory has brought a new set of critical perspectives and approaches to bear on the poetry. The essays in this volume abandon the tired cliches of an older critical consensus and offer a lively, provocative response to such issues as sexual politics, national identity and post-colonialism in the work of a writer widely regarded as the best Poet Laureate Britain never had.Andrew Motion is a professor of creative writing at the University of London's Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, and was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009. He is the author of numerous poems, novels, and biographies, including Keats, which is also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415025294 |
| ISBN 10 | 041502529X |
| Title | Philip Larkin |
| Author | Sir Andrew Motion |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 1989-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Biography Category 1993 |
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