In Philip Larkin's Poetics Istvan D. Racz 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, Racz 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.
- ISBN10 9004311076
- ISBN13 9789004311077
- Publish Date 24 November 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Brill
- Format eBook
- Pages 238
- Language English