Philip Larkin

High Windows

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ISBN 13:
9780571260140
author:
Philip Larkin
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Faber & Faber
language:
English
Publication Year:
2015
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
12.9 x 0.5 x 19.7 cm
Genre:
Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, By Period
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£12.07

Description

Philip Larkin's final collection of poems explores the human experience through subtle yet powerful language. In this collection, Larkin draws upon everyday vocabulary to create intricate metrical patterns and poetic forms. Death and transience are recurring themes in many of the poems, which include some of his most celebrated pieces such as 'The Old Fools', 'This Be the Verse', and 'The Explosion'. The title poem, 'High Windows', presents a meditation on the natural world, where "the sun-comprehending glass" serves as a metaphor for the boundaries between reality and nothingness. Through his characteristic restraint and precision, Larkin invites readers to contemplate the complexities of human existence.

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