The Philip Larkin I knew / Maeve Brennan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brennan, Maeve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Larkin, Philip.

Poets, English--20th century--Biography.

Poets, English.

Friends and associates.

Larkin, Philip--Friends and associates.

Brennan, Maeve.

Larkin, Philip, 1922-1985--Correspondence.

Local Subjects:

Larkin, Philip, 1922-1985--Correspondence.

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

xii, 240 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

"The Philip Larkin I Knew" traces the author' s close friendship with the poet and stretches over his 30 year tenure of office as librarian of the University of Hull, taking in his literary achievements from "The Less Deceived" (1955), through "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964), to "High Windows" (1974). It reveals Larkin in a new light - courteous, compassionate, generous, and a man of deep sensitivity and charm - with a natural sense of fun and instinctive wit; in contrast to the gloomy and somewhat objectionable portrait that has emerged since his death.

Contents:

1 My proper ground 8

2 Innocent days in the Library 22

3 Romance 38

4 Poetic occasions 56

5 Religion 69

Appendix The 'Moment of Ecstasy' letter (17.viii.43) 80

6 Towards the inevitable 83

8 Twelve painful months 115

9 Recollections 122

10 'What will survive of us is love' 130

A selection of letters 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.

ISBN:

0719062756

0719062764

OCLC:

50002360