Larkin and Audience -- Larkin's Voices -- Memory and Change -- Jazz and Audienceship -- Religion and Empathy -- Conclusion: Two Philips
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"Philip Larkin, one of England's greatest and most popular twentieth-century poets, is nonetheless widely regarded as a misanthropic, provincial recluse. This volume re-examines that critical view and argues that Larkin's poetry, far from demonstrating his misanthropy, highlights his profound awareness of and concern for readers"--Provided by publisher