Philip Larkin
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription, taped blurb in FEP.
One of the twentieth century's most celebrated and enigmatic English poets, Philip Larkin left behind a body of work that continues to resonate with readers across generations — and Andrew Motion's critical study stands as one of the most authoritative examinations of that legacy. The biography chronicles Larkin's life and literary output with precision and sensitivity, situating his poetry within the broader cultural and social landscape of post-war Britain, illuminating the tensions between his private melancholy and his razor-sharp, often darkly comic verse. Motion, himself a distinguished poet and later Poet Laureate, brings an insider's intimacy to the subject, arguing persuasively that Larkin's apparent simplicity of language conceals a profound and carefully constructed vision of modern English life. The study presents a nuanced portrait of an artist whose famous reticence and provincial self-positioning were as much a creative strategy as a personal disposition. For anyone seeking to understand what made Larkin's voice so indelibly his own, this critical biography offers essential, irreplaceable insight — and may well leave the reader returning to Larkin's poems with fresh and unsettled eyes.
Author: Andrew Motion
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription, taped blurb in FEP.
One of the twentieth century's most celebrated and enigmatic English poets, Philip Larkin left behind a body of work that continues to resonate with readers across generations — and Andrew Motion's critical study stands as one of the most authoritative examinations of that legacy. The biography chronicles Larkin's life and literary output with precision and sensitivity, situating his poetry within the broader cultural and social landscape of post-war Britain, illuminating the tensions between his private melancholy and his razor-sharp, often darkly comic verse. Motion, himself a distinguished poet and later Poet Laureate, brings an insider's intimacy to the subject, arguing persuasively that Larkin's apparent simplicity of language conceals a profound and carefully constructed vision of modern English life. The study presents a nuanced portrait of an artist whose famous reticence and provincial self-positioning were as much a creative strategy as a personal disposition. For anyone seeking to understand what made Larkin's voice so indelibly his own, this critical biography offers essential, irreplaceable insight — and may well leave the reader returning to Larkin's poems with fresh and unsettled eyes.