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CR Episode 64: An Introduction to Philip Larkin

CR Episode 64: An Introduction to Philip Larkin

Critical Readings · Critical Readings

February 1, 202150m 6s

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Show Notes

The panel examines the complicated irony of Philip Larkin's verse, and considers his use of poetic formalism, and themes including rebelliousness, nihilism, love, and impermanence, in "This Be the Verse", "Aubade", "An Arundel Tomb", and "Days".