Phillip Larkin critic flashcards

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"Marriage seems a revolting institution... imagine sharing a bedroom with a withering old woman"
Phillip Larkin
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"They **** you up your mum and dad. They may not mean to but they do. They fill you with the faults they had and add some extra just for you"
Phillip Larkin
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"I think Autumn and Winter are better than Spring and Summer in that they are not supposed to be enjoyable"
Phillip Larkin
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"Larkins fury against women is not so much a declared siege against them personally as it is eternal battle raging within himself"
Janice Rossen
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"The characters in many of Larkins poems may reflect his own sense of detachment and disillusionment"
Leo Cox
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"None of Larkins poems register the achievement of complete and calm success in love"
Christopher Ricks
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"An Easy Misogynist"
Lisa Jardine
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"A study in self pity"
Christopher Ricks
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"Inflexible Pessimist"
Bryan Appleyard
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"Larkins interest in images is drawn from advertising because they represent society's collective desires and aspirations"
Andrew Swarbrick
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"Birth, death, funerals, love, community and marriage are all degraded at Larkins hands"
Leo Cox
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Phillip Larkin

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"They **** you up your mum and dad. They may not mean to but they do. They fill you with the faults they had and add some extra just for you"

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Phillip Larkin

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Janice Rossen

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Card 5

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Leo Cox

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