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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
Butler, Thomas Larkin, NX40445
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/375159Surname: BUTLER
Given Name(s) or Initials: THOMAS LARKIN
Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX40445
Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 29226187628
Item: [2016.0049.07467] "Butler, Thomas Larkin, NX40445
Manuscript slave deed, dated February 2, 1830, Rockbridge County, Virginia, from Larkin Powers to Thomas Johnston.
No full textKnow all men by these presents that I Larkin Powers of the County of Rockbridge and the State of Virginia have .?. by these presents do sell unto Thomas Johnston of the county and state aforesaid a negro woman named Hannah for the consideration of one sorrel horse of the value of fifty dollars and in cash fifteen dollars the act of which I ackowledge and I do warrant and defend the health and title of said negro against the claims or clauses of all persons in writing whereof I have herewith Let my hand and seal this 2nd day of February 1830
Larkin Powers (seal)
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Larkin, Thomas, On20159
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/398374Surname: LARKIN. Given Name(s) or Initials: THOMAS. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: ON20159. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 41102.215643
Item: [2016.0049.30667] "Larkin, Thomas, On20159
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
Book Review: 'Only Connect': Belonging and Estrangement in the Poetry of Philip Larkin, R. S. Thomas and Charles Causley by Rory Waterman
No full textRory Waterman intriguingly combines discussions of
Philip Larkin, R. S. Thomas, and Charles Causley, three
poets who 'epitomize many of the emotional and societal
shifts and mores of their age', in the hope of making
possible 'new and persuasive readings'. Focussed
conceptually on belonging and estrangement, the book's
six chapters explore literary traditions and audience;
geographical and cultural origins; relationships,
particularly marriage
Portrait of Thomas C. Larkin, 1846
No full textPhotographic portrait of Thomas C. Larkin, 1846. Mr. Larkin is shown from his torso to his head and is looking to the left. He is wearing a dark suit, dark vest, dark bowtie, and white shirt. He has short dark hair and thick sideburns. Photo is reproduced from Colton's "Three Years in California".; Thomas C. Larkin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on September 16, 1802 and died in San Francisco on October 27, 1858. He came to California on the American brig Newcastle from Boston via Honolulu in 1831 to join his half-brother, Captain J. V. R. Cooper. For a time Larkin was clerk for Captain Cooper before embarking in mercantile business for himself. He was careful and thrifty and soon acquired a competence. In 1843 he was appointed United States Consul for the port of Monterey and in 1846 confidential agent for the United States. He would have been successful in inducing the Californians to accept a peaceful change of flag had not the action of the filibusteros interfered with his plan
Epistolary Psychotherapy: The Letters of Edward Thomas and Philip Larkin
No full textThis chapter takes a psychological approach to the letters of Edward Thomas and Philip Larkin; and to the relation between their letters and their poems. The main focus is on Thomas’s correspondence with the poet and playwright Gordon Bottomley (an invalid, who lived in the Lake District); and on Larkin’s letters to his lover Monica Jones. The chief ground for comparison is that both Thomas and Larkin are lyric poets, whose letters can be read as rehearsals for poetic psychodrama. The word ‘psychotherapy’ suggests that they write letters which seek relief from inner distress, and which may themselves relieve it.</p
Thomas Grisell letter to Thomas Rotch, 2nd mo 19th 1823
No full textThomas Grisell's letter reached the Rotch household several months before the unexpected death of Thomas Rotch in August, 1823. This is the last letter of the series and presumably the author learned of his friend's death before another letter was penned. 7.95" x 10" (20.2 by 25.5 cm
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