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Routledge Poetry Against the World: Larkin & Tomlinson Study

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Poetry Against the World examines two of contemporary Britain's most significant poets, Philip Larkin and Charles Tomlinson, whose contrasting aesthetic philosophies yet shared reputation as emblems of Englishness make them essential subjects for literary analysis. This Routledge academic study explores how both poets deploy their work to counter what they perceive as an age of cultural demolition, investigating the strategies they employ and the varied responses their approaches generate among readers and critics. The book provides insightful analysis of how these representative figures navigate the tensions between artistic vision and an often hostile cultural landscape, offering valuable perspectives on postwar British poetry's engagement with social and aesthetic questions. Ideal for students of literary theory, poetry criticism, and twentieth-century British literature.

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Compares Philip Larkin and Charles Tomlinson, two major poets with opposing aesthetic philosophies yet shared status as emblems of Englishness in contemporary British literature.

Examines how both poets use their work to address an age of cultural demolition and propose different forms of artistic redress.

Published by Routledge as part of their Studies in Contemporary Literature series, providing scholarly authority and rigorous literary criticism.

Explores audience reception and critical responses to the distinct poetic strategies employed by these representative twentieth-century poets.

Offers essential analysis for students of poetry criticism, literary theory, and the history of postwar British verse.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 113854566X
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 18 October 2018
Listed Since: 15 December 2017

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