Questions tagged [philip-larkin]
Questions about the literary works of Philip Larkin (1922-1985) or his life as a writer. He used the psuedonym Brunette Coleman for some of his works.
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Did Philip Larkin use a swearword while quoting from Pym's Excellent Women?
In a letter to Barbara Pym dated 18 July 1971, Philip Larkin allegedly wrote:
I reread Excellent Women before coming away—what a marvellous set of characters it contains! Sometimes it's hard to ...
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Was Philip Larkin factually correct when he implied that in 1955 the streets in Ireland were "end-on to hills" more often than those in England?
In the 1955 Philip Larkin poem "The Importance of Elsewhere", it reads:
Their draughty streets, end-on to hills, the faint
Archaic smell of dockland, like a stable,
The herring-hawker's ...
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Meaning of "solving" in "Days" by Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin's poem "Days" contains the following lines:
Where can we live but days?
Ah, solving that question
Brings the priest and the doctor
What does "solving" mean here? I ...
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