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A 'long defence against the non-existent' : Englishness in the poetry of Phillip Larkin
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 96-97).Larkin's place in the genealogy of English poetry is significant since, unlike many of his predecessors, his work lacks the hope or possibility of redemption offered by faith. Larkin countered the void created by his agnosticism by appealing to the power both of ritual and of the English landscape, and yet ultimately these attempts - although not wholly unsuccessful poetically - appear fruitless philosophically. Larkin's awareness of English society is not explicit, and yet his preoccupation with death and nothingness is inexorably linked to the political despair and religious questioning of post-war England. Through the use of the many' Englishes' of his time Larkin manages to construct a passable means by which to fill the lacuna left by godlessness. A thorough review of the critical opinion of Larkin is undertaken here, in order to sketch out the landscape of English letters and Larkin's place within, or in relation to, English poetry. His interrogation of the dominant societal structures is rigorous, and while his habit of constantly contradicting himself and his insistent ambiguity may seem to undermine his efforts, on closer inspection this lack of clarity complements his aims precisely. This dissertation will demonstrate how Larkin's use of cliche epitomises this struggle, and that in his poetry the often-assumed emptiness of such language is turned on its head. Larkin, it will be argued, deploys common English expressions as a modem substitute for the social links provided to earlier poets by means of reference to classical mythology
The Author: David Poulsen
No full textDavid A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coach, stage and film actor and—most of all—writer. His writing career began in earnest when his story “The Welcomin’ “ won the 1984 Alberta Culture Short Story Competition. Now the author of more than 25 books, many for middle readers and young adults, David’s newest teen novel, And Then the Sky Exploded, is scheduled for an October release. It’s the story of Christian Larkin who learns that his great-grandfather helped build the A-bombs dropped on Japan and wants to make amends … somehow.David recently made his inaugural foray into the world of adult crime fiction with Serpents Rising, the first book in the Cullen and Cobb Mystery series. The follow-up novel, Dead Air, will be arriving in January of 2017. A UBC Creative Writing alumnus and former Writer in Residence at the Saskatoon Public Library, David lives with his wife Barb on a small ranch in the foothills of southwestern Alberta
Barsby's sub-division, Mount Street, Randwick [cartographic material] : auction sale, on the ground, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Novr. 3, '06 /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Randwick in Sydney, New South Wales, bounded by Rainbow Street, Pirate Street, Perouse Street and Mount Street.; "Torrens title"; At head of title: Randwick.; "Vendor, C. H. Barsby, Esq., Randwick"; "P. H. Rygate Licensed surveyor"; "Easy terms. 5 deposit, 1 per month, 5 per cent interest"; "Look at the great depths of these allotments"; "The last chance to buy at a low price one of the beauty spots in this model suburb"; "Four minutes from Mount-st. tram stop, and easy distance to Sea Baths, Coogee."; "Plan on application to Larkin & Pearce, Randwick and solicitor to the Estate, J.H. Clayton, 164 Pitt Street, Sydney"; "All dimensions subject to deposited plan"; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp2290
Kevin Larkin
No full textDr. David Glassman, Kevin Larkin, Lynette Drakehttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/retirements_2016/1030/thumbnail.jp
Kevin Larkin & Spouse
No full textDr. David Glassman, Kevin Larkin & Spouse, Lynette Drakehttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/retirements_2016/1031/thumbnail.jp
Larkin\u27s Toads
No full textThe article discusses the poem Toads by Philip Larkin and argues that it reveals a deep fear of change in the poet. Critical reaction to the poem is examined, and Larkin\u27s use of syntax and rhetoric is explored. The author\u27s assertion that Larkin\u27s fear of change was related to his political conservatism is also touched on
David Leavitt
No full textDavid Leavitt is the author of novels, short stories, novellas, travel books, essays, and the editor of classics and anthologies. Leavitt has repeatedly expressed his suspicion about the different labels attached to his work, such as gay literature or minimalist literature, referring instead to late Victorian and early modernist authors as his major sources of inspiration. Among the motifs that most frequently recur in his work, this entry focuses on home and the family as his characters’ idealized expectations or repositories of memories; geography and spatiality as epistemic categories that either reflect or counterbalance his characters’ existences; the role of the body, especially with regard to illness and information technologies; and finally memory and the past, as sites of contested belonging and identification
Larkin (John A.) : Sugar and the Origins of Modem Philippine Society
No full textGardinier David E. Larkin (John A.) : Sugar and the Origins of Modem Philippine Society. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 82, n°308, 3e trimestre 1995. pp. 367-368
Trapped Between Modernism and Postmodernism: A Critical Study of Philip Larkin's Poetry
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The China firm: American elites and the making of British Colonial society
No full textWhat roles did Americans play in the expanding global empires of the nineteenth century? Thomas M. Larkin examines the Hong Kong–based Augustine Heard & Company, the most prominent American trading firm in treaty-port China, to explore the ways American elites at once made and were made by British colonial society. Following the Heard brothers throughout their firm’s rise and decline, The China Firm reveals how nineteenth-century China’s American elite adapted to colonial culture, helped entrench social and racial hierarchies, and exploited the British imperial project for their own profit as they became increasingly invested in its political affairs and commercial networks.
Through the central narrative of Augustine Heard & Co., Larkin disentangles the ties that bound the United States to China and the British Empire in the nineteenth century. Drawing on a vast range of archival material from Hong Kong, China, Boston, and London, he weaves the local and the global together to trace how Americans gained acceptance into and contributed to the making of colonial societies and world-spanning empires. Uncovering the transimperial lives of these American traders and the complex ways extraimperial communities interacted with British colonialism, The China Firm makes a vital contribution to global histories of nineteenth-century Asia and provides an alternative narrative of British empire
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