Contributions

  • Thwaite, Anthony. - Contributor

Publication

1982 - Faber and Faber, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

37,000 words, Guess

Page Count

148 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number82082753
  • LibraryThing3139295
  • Goodreads2322664

Classifications

  • DDC821/.914
  • LCCPR6023.A66 Z745 1982

Description

Many would call Philip Larkin the finest living poet writing in English. In this tribute to him on his sixtieth birthday, twenty writers have come together to celebrate the man and the poet with some specially written pieces. Some of them are reminiscent, some look at aspects of his professional life as librarian, some consider his taste as it reveals itself in his writings on jazz and in his editing of the 'Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'. The relationship between his novesls and his poems is examined, and several essays explore the poems themselves. Three poets contribute hitherto unpublished poems. Together, all these illuminate with affection and insight the work, the man behind the work, and the appeal of both.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Larkin at sixtyFaber and Faber1982-01-01

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