The Social and Political Study of Philip Larkin’S Selected Poems

Exploring the Life and Works of Philip Larkin

Authors

  • Nature Kamboj Singhania University
  • Dr. Riyaz Ali

Keywords:

Philip Larkin, English poets, poetry, The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, High Windows, The Daily Telegraph, jazz critic, Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse

Abstract

Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) iswidely regarded as one of the greatest English poets of the latter half of thetwentieth century. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947), but hecame to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection ofpoems, The Less Deceived, followed by The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and HighWindows (1974). He contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from1961 to 1971, articles gathered together in All What Jazz: A Record Diary1961–71 (1985), and he edited the Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century EnglishVerse (1973). He was offered, but declined, the position of poet laureate in1984, following the death of John Betjeman.

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Published

2012-10-01

How to Cite

[1]
“The Social and Political Study of Philip Larkin’S Selected Poems: Exploring the Life and Works of Philip Larkin”, JASRAE, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2012, Accessed: Jul. 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4424

How to Cite

[1]
“The Social and Political Study of Philip Larkin’S Selected Poems: Exploring the Life and Works of Philip Larkin”, JASRAE, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2012, Accessed: Jul. 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4424