Philip Larkin's poetics : theory and practice of an English post-war poet / István D. Rácz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rácz, István D., author.

Series:

Costerus New Series 214.

Costerus New Series, 0165-9618 ; Volume 214

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Larkin, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.

Larkin, Philip.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Rodopi, 2016.

Summary:

In Philip Larkin’s Poetics István D. Rácz offers a reading of Larkin’s credo that systematically discusses the links between his principles and practice – a discussion notably absent up to now from the many studies of this outstanding post-1945 British poet. While Larkin claimed that his poetry did not need any explication, Rácz argues that a careful reading reveals a coherent poetics. This thoroughgoing discussion of the oeuvre provides ample evidence that Larkin’s poetry of interacting opposites creates a logically organized system based on principles to be found in his poetics.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: Larkin and Poetics

Experience and the Tradition of “the English Line”

Beauty, Truth and Deception: The Art of Choosing

Audenesque Larkin: Non-literary Literature

Character, Mask and Monologue

Hardyesque Larkin: Pain in Agnostic Narratives

Language, Death and Transcendence

Time as Prison and the Chances of Escape

Aging

Time as Space

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 22, 2015).

ISBN:

90-04-31107-6

OCLC:

939423014

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004311077 DOI