Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

This book examines Larkin’s evocation of place and space, along with the opportunities for self-discovery offered by the act and thought of travel. From his canonical verse to his lesser-known juvenilia and dream diaries, this title unveils a new Larkin; a man whose religious, political and ontological affiliations are often as wide-ranging and experimental as the very form and symbolic licence used to express them. Whether exploring Larkin’s fondness for deictics (‘pointing’ words, like here/there), his fascination with death, or his interest in the sexual opportunities of an itinerant lifestyle, this monograph provides fresh critical approaches bound to appeal to established Larkin scholars and newcomers alike.

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Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

This book examines Larkin’s evocation of place and space, along with the opportunities for self-discovery offered by the act and thought of travel. From his canonical verse to his lesser-known juvenilia and dream diaries, this title unveils a new Larkin; a man whose religious, political and ontological affiliations are often as wide-ranging and experimental as the very form and symbolic licence used to express them. Whether exploring Larkin’s fondness for deictics (‘pointing’ words, like here/there), his fascination with death, or his interest in the sexual opportunities of an itinerant lifestyle, this monograph provides fresh critical approaches bound to appeal to established Larkin scholars and newcomers alike.

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Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

by Alex Howard
Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

Larkin's Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin

by Alex Howard

eBook1st ed. 2020 (1st ed. 2020)

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This book examines Larkin’s evocation of place and space, along with the opportunities for self-discovery offered by the act and thought of travel. From his canonical verse to his lesser-known juvenilia and dream diaries, this title unveils a new Larkin; a man whose religious, political and ontological affiliations are often as wide-ranging and experimental as the very form and symbolic licence used to express them. Whether exploring Larkin’s fondness for deictics (‘pointing’ words, like here/there), his fascination with death, or his interest in the sexual opportunities of an itinerant lifestyle, this monograph provides fresh critical approaches bound to appeal to established Larkin scholars and newcomers alike.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783030534721
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 11/25/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 353 KB

About the Author

Alex Howard is an academic, author and poet from Edinburgh. His creative work has been published internationally and has won several prizes, including the Charles Causley Poetry Prize and the Beryl Bainbridge First Time Author Award. His work on Larkin was funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council studentship.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Daydreams and Night Dreams.- 3. A Modern Flâneur.- 4. War&Weather.- 5. Staring Death in the Eye.

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