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

Larkin’s Travelling Spirit: The Place, Space and Journeys of Philip Larkin
ISBN-10
3030534723
ISBN-13
9783030534721
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
131
Language
English
Published
2020-11-25
Publisher
Springer Nature
Author
Alex Howard

Description

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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