The Whitsun Weddings and Selected Poems (York Notes Advanced) English Literature Study Guide - for 2026, 2027 exams: York Notes Series

ISBN-13: 9780582772298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 120 str.

Philip Larkin

Opis

York Notes Advanced aim to help make the study of literature more fulfilling and lead to exam success. They should also be of interest to the general reader, as they cover the widest range of popular literature titles. This title covers The Whitsun Weddings and selected poetry by Philip Larkin.

O autorze

Philip Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, and St John's College, Oxford. As well as his volumes of poems, which include The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows, he wrote two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and two books of collected journalism: All What Jazz: A Record Library, and Required Writing: Miscellaneous Prose. He worked as a librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation, and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, and the WHSmith Award.