[This entry was updated by Bruce K. Martin (Drake University) from his entry in the Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, volume 8, pp. 200-211.]In a time when popular reception of poetry ...
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Philip Larkin (1922-1986) was one of England's leading poets to emerge after World War II.Philip Larkin was born August 9, 1922, the son of Sydney and Eva Emily Larkin. He spent his early years in Cov...
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Biography EssayIn a time when popular reception of poetry is perhaps more tenuous than in any period since the Wordsworthian revolution, Philip Larkin has managed to capture a loyal, wide, and growing...
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Philip Larkin (1922-1985) wrote The Whitsun Weddings in 1964. This poetry collection can be viewed as a `satiric sociological commentary' that `combines the provincial and national' in his representat...
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Philip (Arthur) Larkin
Philip Larkin
