When Philip Larkin's High Windows first appeared, Kingsley Amis spoke for a large and loyal readership when he wrote: 'Larkin's admirers need only be told that he is as good as ever here, if not slightly better.'Like Betjeman and Hardy, Larkin is a poet who can move a large audience - without betraying the highest artistic standards.The poems in High Windows illustrate Larkin's unrivalled ability to bring lyrical expression to ordinary, urban lives.
It is a gift that makes him one of the most truly popular of the twentieth century's poets.
| ISBN: | 9780571263240 |
| Publication date: | 4th October 2012 |
| Author: | Philip Larkin |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Ebook |
| Primary Genre | Poetry |
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When Philip Larkin's High Windows first appeared, Kingsley Amis spoke for a large and loyal readership when he wrote: 'Larkin's admirers need only be told that he is as good as ever here, if not slightly better.'Like Betjeman and Hardy, Larkin is a poet who can move a large audience - without betraying the highest artistic standards.The poems in High Windows illustrate Larkin's unrivalled ability to bring lyrical expression to ordinary, urban lives. It is a gift that makes him one of the most truly popular of the twentieth century's poets.
High Windows features in the following genres: Poetry, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
Hardback, Paperback, Ebook. £6.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
High Windows was written by Philip Larkin and published by Faber & Faber
£6.99. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
