Philip Larkin (1922–1985)
Auteur van Collected Poems
Over de Auteur
Philip Larkin was a British poet, novelist, critic, and essayist. Born in 1922 in Coventry, England, he graduated from St. John's College, Oxford, in 1940 and then pursued a career as a librarian, becoming the librarian at the University of Hull in 1955. Although he led a retiring life and toon meer published infrequently, producing only one volume of poetry approximately every 10 years, Larkin was still considered one of the preeminent contemporary British poets. He is often associated with the "Movement," a 1950s literary group that, through the use of colloquial language and common, everyday subjects, endeavored to create poetry that would appeal to the common reader. However, this association came about mainly because Larkin's poem "Church Going," for which he first gained critical attention, was published in New Lines, an anthology of the "Movement" poets. In reality, his work, particularly his later poems, is not typical of the group. Larkin's published a total of only four volumes of poetry: The North Ship (1945), The Less Deceived (1955), The Whitsun Weddings (1964), and High Windows (1974). He also wrote two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and published two volumes of prose, Required Writing and All That Jazz, a collection of his reviews of jazz records. Philip Larkin died in 1985. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (Oxford Books of Verse) (1973) — Redacteur — 264 exemplaren
Dear Philip, Dear Kingsley: Starring Alan Bennett & Robert Hardy (BBC Radio Collection) (2002) 6 exemplaren
Femmes damnees 2 exemplaren
Philip Larkin Reads The Less Decieved 2 exemplaren
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (Oxford Books of Verse) [29 March 1972] 1 exemplaar
Poetry Supplement 1 exemplaar
Zebrane 1 exemplaar
Poetry Supplement Compiled By Philip Larkin For The Poetry Book Society, Christmas 1974 (1974) 1 exemplaar
Readings: Philip Larkin Thom Gunn Ted Hughes Seamus Heaney Douglas Dunn Tom Paulin Paul Muldoon (1995) 1 exemplaar
Superstition: Philip Larkin Poems 1 exemplaar
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Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Medewerker, sommige edities — 921 exemplaren
A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry (1996) — Medewerker — 832 exemplaren
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Medewerker — 250 exemplaren
Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Medewerker — 151 exemplaren
The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul (2017) 124 exemplaren
Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Medewerker — 29 exemplaren
Poetry in the making : catalogue of an exhibition of poetry manuscripts in the British Museum, April-June 1967 — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Damien Hirst: Superstition — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
BBC Proms 2019 : Prom 28 : Rachmaninov, Borodin & Huw Watkins [programme] (2019) — Text — 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Larkin, Philip Arthur
- Geboortedatum
- 1922-08-09
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1985-12-02
- Graflocatie
- Cottingham Municipal Cemetery, Hull, England, UK
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- England, UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK (1922-1940)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK (1940-1943)
Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK (1943-1946)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK (1946-1950)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (1950-1955)
Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK (1955-1985) - Opleiding
- University of Oxford (St John's College)
- Beroepen
- librarian
poet
jazz critic - Relaties
- Amis, Kingsley (friend)
Avis, Patricia (lover)
Trickett, Rachel (friend) - Organisaties
- University of Hull
Queen's University, Belfast
University of Leicester - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow ∙ Companion of Literature ∙ Benson Medal)
Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the British Empire (Commander)
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Philip Larkin: Collected Poems door Philip Larkin
Ik heb wat moeite met de vroege gedichten van Larkin: zijn technisch meesterschap is onbetwistbaar, hij slaagt erin droge beschrijvingen of sobere dialogen perfect in een metrum te doen passen; maar het "klikte" niet. Zijn latere werk daarentegen, zij het heel wisselvallig, spreekt wel aan, al is het allemaal erg ontnuchterend en nogal zuur: het leven, de liefde, kinderen,... hij weet er geen goed woord over te spreken. Een miezerig mannetje, die Larkin. Maar hij wel een paar pareltjes geschreven.… (meer)
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