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This scholarly study examines Philip Larkin's distinctive poetic voice within the context of the plain style tradition in English poetry. The work undertakes a comprehensive linguistic and historical analysis of how the plain style relates to postmodern and difficult poetry, tracing its evolution through 20th-century British literature. The author provides close rhetorical examination of Larkin's poems, exploring the nature of poetry as discourse and the key factors that shaped literary style development during this period. Published by Routledge as part of the Studies in Major Literary Authors series, this book offers students and scholars detailed insight into Larkin's position between traditional and contemporary poetic categories, making it essential reading for those interested in literary theory, modernist poetry, and the cultural forces that shaped British verse throughout the 20th century.

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Comprehensive linguistic and historical study of plain style poetry tradition and its relationship with postmodern and difficult poetry forms.

Close rhetorical examination of Philip Larkin's poems within their specific 20th-century British cultural and historical context.

Explores the nature of poetry as a type of discourse and the key factors that shaped literary style development throughout the period.

Part of the Studies in Major Literary Authors series published by Routledge for academic and literary study.

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20 June 2006
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