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184 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 2013
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Philip Larkin
141 books696 followersPhilip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL, was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. He spent his working life as a university librarian and was offered the Poet Laureateship following the death of John Betjeman, but declined the post. Larkin is commonly regarded as one of the greatest English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century. He first came to prominence with the release of his third collection The Less Deceived in 1955. The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows followed in 1964 and 1974. In 2003 Larkin was chosen as "the nation's best-loved poet" in a survey by the Poetry Book Society, and in 2008 The Times named Larkin as the greatest post-war writer.
Larkin was born in city of Coventry, England, the only son and younger child of Sydney Larkin (1884–1948), city treasurer of Coventry, who came from Lichfield, and his wife, Eva Emily Day (1886–1977), of Epping. From 1930 to 1940 he was educated at King Henry VIII School in Coventry, and in October 1940, in the midst of the Second World War, went up to St John's College, Oxford, to read English language and literature. Having been rejected for military service because of his poor eyesight, Larkin was able, unlike many of his contemporaries, to follow the traditional full-length degree course, taking a first-class degree in 1943. Whilst at Oxford he met Kingsley Amis, who would become a lifelong friend and frequent correspondent. Shortly after graduating he was appointed municipal librarian at Wellington, Shropshire. In 1946, he became assistant librarian at University College, Leicester and in 1955 sub-librarian at Queen's University, Belfast. In March 1955, Larkin was appointed librarian at The University of Hull, a position he retained until his death.
Larkin was born in city of Coventry, England, the only son and younger child of Sydney Larkin (1884–1948), city treasurer of Coventry, who came from Lichfield, and his wife, Eva Emily Day (1886–1977), of Epping. From 1930 to 1940 he was educated at King Henry VIII School in Coventry, and in October 1940, in the midst of the Second World War, went up to St John's College, Oxford, to read English language and literature. Having been rejected for military service because of his poor eyesight, Larkin was able, unlike many of his contemporaries, to follow the traditional full-length degree course, taking a first-class degree in 1943. Whilst at Oxford he met Kingsley Amis, who would become a lifelong friend and frequent correspondent. Shortly after graduating he was appointed municipal librarian at Wellington, Shropshire. In 1946, he became assistant librarian at University College, Leicester and in 1955 sub-librarian at Queen's University, Belfast. In March 1955, Larkin was appointed librarian at The University of Hull, a position he retained until his death.
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March 24, 2019
La entrevista es muy divertida y la lectura de Heaney sobre Larkin brillante y esclarecedora. Los poemas de Philip: hermosos.
December 1, 2022
Una bomba de belleza.
February 15, 2017
Muy buena selección, muy malas traducciones (o al menos, algunas traducciones muy malas)
October 4, 2016
Larkin es un escritor que con su estilo mantiene una poesía muy fresca y entretenida. Lo bueno es que pese a hacer una poesía más ágil, no deja de ser extremadamente profundo a veces.
Mención honrosa a la edición que hizo la Universidad de Valparaíso, muy bonita y con traducciones chilenizadas, que no sé si lo empeoran o le dan un plus, pero yo lo encontré bacán.
Mención honrosa a la edición que hizo la Universidad de Valparaíso, muy bonita y con traducciones chilenizadas, que no sé si lo empeoran o le dan un plus, pero yo lo encontré bacán.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews