| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 235 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in major literary authors |
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Studies in major literary authors (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Introduction: raising the questions -- Literature, language, plainness, and the plain style traditions -- Larkin in context -- Rhetorical strategies I -- Rhetorical strategies II -- Themes -- Conclusion: Larkin's own blend |
| Summary |
Undertakes a comprehensive linguistic and historical study of the plain style tradition in poetry, its relationship with so-called 'difficult' poetry, and its particular realization in the cultural and historical context of 20th-century Britain. The author examines the nature of poetry as a type of discourse |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Larkin, Philip -- Criticism and interpretation
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Larkin, Philip -- Poetic works
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| SUBJECT |
Larkin, Philip fast |
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Larkin, Philip. swd |
| Subject |
POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Criticism and interpretation
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Sprache
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203959350 |
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0203959353 |
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