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DIViThe Philip Larkin I Knew/itraces the author's close friendship with the poet and stretches over his 30 year tenure of office as librarian of the University of Hull, taking in his literary achievements fromiThe Less Deceived/i(1955), throughiThe Whitsun Weddings/i(1964), toiHigh Windows/i(1974). It reveals Larkin in a new light - courteous, compassionate, generous, and a man of deep sensitivity and charm - with a natural sense of fun and instinctive wit; in contrast to the gloomy and somewhat objectionable portrait that has emerged since his death./DIVDIVMy Proper Ground * Innocent Days in the Library * Romance * Poetic Occasions * Religion * Towards the Inevitable * Afterwards * Twelve Painful Months * Recollections * 'What Will Survive of Us is Love' My Proper Ground * Innocent Days in the Library * Romance * Poetic Occasions * Religion * Towards the Inevitable * Afterwards * Twelve Painful Months * Recollections * 'What Will Survive of Us is Love'/DIVDIV...a tonally poised, well-written, smart and open-hearted book...a courageous and valuable book. --iToronto Globe and Mail/i/DIVDIVbMaeve Brennan/bheld the post of Sub-librarian in the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, from 1973 to 1985, having held other posts since 1953./DIVDIViThe Philip Larkin I Knew/itraces the author's close friendship with the poet and stretches over his 30 year tenure of office as librarian of the University of Hull, taking in his literary achievements fromiThe Less Deceived/i(1955), throughiThe Whitsun Weddings/i(1964), toiHigh Windows/i(1974). It reveals Larkin in a new light - courteous, compassionate, generous, and a man of deep sensitivity and charm - with a natural sense of fun and instinctive wit; in contrast to the gloomy and somewhat objectionable portrait that has emerged since his death./DIV | |||
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