
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".