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Early Poems
Philip Larkin
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Description for Early Poems
Hardcover. Early Poems and Juvenilia Editor(s): Tolley, A.T. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 635.
Philip Larkin was one of the most admired and loved English poets of the twentieth century. His Collected Poems has become essential reading on any bookshelf, covering his four published volumes and late work. But Larkin was a prolific writer in his youth, and wrote over two hundred and fifty poems in the years leading up to his first collection. Drawing on the pamphlets, manuscripts and workbooks from 1938 to 1946-46, the Early Poems reveals, for the first time, the formative writings and literary origins of this most gifted of poets.
Philip Larkin was one of the most admired and loved English poets of the twentieth century. His Collected Poems has become essential reading on any bookshelf, covering his four published volumes and late work. But Larkin was a prolific writer in his youth, and wrote over two hundred and fifty poems in the years leading up to his first collection. Drawing on the pamphlets, manuscripts and workbooks from 1938 to 1946-46, the Early Poems reveals, for the first time, the formative writings and literary origins of this most gifted of poets.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber Poetry
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571223060
SKU
V9780571223060
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99-21
About Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin, poet, novelist and librarian, was born in Coventry in 1922. He published four volumes of poetry - The North Ship (1945), The Less Deceived (1955), The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974) - for which he received innumerable honours including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the WH Smith Award. He also wrote two novels, Jill ... Read more
Reviews for Early Poems
"'This tenderly observant poet writes clearly, rhythmically, and thoughtfully about what all of us can understand.' John Betjeman"