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John Osborne - Larkin, Ideology and Critical Violence: A Case of Wrongful Conviction - 9781403937063 - V9781403937063
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Larkin, Ideology and Critical Violence: A Case of Wrongful Conviction

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Description for Larkin, Ideology and Critical Violence: A Case of Wrongful Conviction Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
This volume combines a theoretical critique of the biographical method that dominates Larkin studies with a revolutionary interpretation of his works that better accounts for their profound influence upon leading Postmodernists like Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Carol Ann Duffy, Damien Hirst - and the creators of Jerry Springer - the Opera .

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403937063
SKU
V9781403937063
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About John Osborne
JOHN OSBORNE is Director of American Studies at the University of Hull, UK. For ten years (1985-95) he edited Bete Noire magazine and ran what the Guardian described as 'the premier poetry reading series in the English-speaking world'. More recently, he was co-founder and first Secretary of the Philip Larkin Society.

Reviews for Larkin, Ideology and Critical Violence: A Case of Wrongful Conviction
'...a fearless, cogent counter-attack on those sentimentalists and moral simpletons devoted to doing Larkin down for failing to live up to their high, hypo-critical, humourless standards.' -Craig Raine, New Statesman Books of the Year 2010 'Larkin, Ideology and Critical Violence is not only a major contribution to 'Larkin Studies' but should be compulsory reading for all literary ... Read more

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