Cooper, Stephen
Philip Larkin: Subversive Writer
- ISBN 13:
- 9781789760729
- author:
- Cooper, Stephen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sussex Academic Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Philip Larkin Subversive Writer by Stephen Cooper This study challenges prevailing views on Larkin's poetry and prose, presenting new evidence from previously unpublished sources. Cooper examines Larkin's early fiction and offers fresh readings of several key works, including The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and High Windows. Through a close analysis of Larkin's Brunette Coleman novellas, unfinished novels, correspondence, and other unpublished material, Cooper reveals the writer's artistic impulse to challenge orthodox models of social and sexual politics. This book sheds new light on Larkin's concern with social oppression, particularly the experiences of women in the 1940s. With access to previously unseen paintings by Larkin's friend James Sutton, this study provides a unique insight into the writer's concerns and themes. The result is a fresh and revealing analysis of Larkin's artistic subversion, one that sheds new light on his entire oeuvre.
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