{"product_id":"philip-larkin-the-complete-poems-paperback","title":"Philip Larkin: The Complete Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Larkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArchie Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete poems of the most admired British poet of his generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis entirely new edition brings together all of Philip Larkin's poems. In addition to those that appear in \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eEarly Poems and Juvenilia\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), some unpublished pieces from Larkin's typescripts and workbooks are included, as well as verse--by turns scurrilous, satirical, affectionate, and sentimental--that had been tucked away in his letters. \u003cbr\u003e For the first time, Larkin's poems are given a comprehensive commentary. This draws critically upon, and substantially extends, the accumulated scholarship on Larkin, and covers closely relevant historical contexts, persons and places, allusions and echoes, and linguistic usage. Prominence is given to the poet's comments on his own work, which often outline the circumstances that gave rise to a poem or state that he was trying to achieve. Larkin often played down his literariness, but his poetry enrichingly alludes to and echoes the writings of many others. Archie Burnett's commentary establishes Larkin as a more complex and more literary poet than many readers have suspected.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Larkin\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-1985) grew up in Coventry, England. He was the best-loved poet of his generation and the recipient of innumerable honors, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchie Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e is co-director of the Editorial Institute and professor of English at Boston University. He has edited the Oxford editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of A. E. Housman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of A. E. Housman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9.46 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755626823968,"sku":"9780374533663","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d477eff7131a1e366a39a32e2bfc317.webp?v=1780064004","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/philip-larkin-the-complete-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}