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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
Focus on Bangor. Larkin Enterprises Inc. (LEI), run out of Bangor by Richard
No full textFocus on Bangor. Larkin Enterprises Inc. (LEI), run out of Bangor by Richard and Nancy Larkin, is a staffing business for the energy industry. Larkin has 400 contract and 35 permanent employees. Richard Larkin had worked alone before founding LEI in 1996; now the company gets the best employees in the industry and is beginning to diversify. Details
Donaldo Urioste, Richard Bains, Joe Larkin, and Christine Sleeter
No full textFounding faculty members Donaldo Urioste (World Languages and Cultures), Richard Bains (Music and Performing Arts) Joe Larkin (Liberal Studies), and Christine Sleeter (Teacher Education)https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/oralhist_photos/1020/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
In Between Traditional Irish Music and the Made Landscape in Ireland
No full textThe thesis describes two fields of practice in which Steve Larkin acts as a master: architecture and music. Through a precise description of his new insights in how traditional Irish music comes into being (the interiorities of music), Steve Larkin comes to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms at work in design processes in architecture (the interiorities of landscape). In an elaborated study, research cases in music and architecture intertwine and imbricate so as to form a robust piece of research that produces a viable account on the inter- and transdisciplinarity at work in a practice out of which the author has theorized new insights on a meta level that can be transported and applied in other inter and transdisciplinary practices.status: Publishe
Photograph - Dyall-Smith, Dr Mike with Dr Ian Holmes, (left) and human rotavirus model (frames B1 - B6). Prof Richard Larkin and Dr Mike Hill (frames B10 and B11)
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/283723Dyall-Smith, Dr Mike with Dr Ian Holmes, (left) and human rotavirus model (frames B1 - B6). Prof Richard Larkin and Dr Mike Hill (frames B10 and B11)286593
Item: [2003.0003.00701] "Photograph - Dyall-Smith, Dr Mike with Dr Ian Holmes, (left) and human rotavirus model (frames B1 - B6). Prof Richard Larkin and Dr Mike Hill (frames B10 and B11)
Exterior figure on Larkin building exterior [picture].
No full textPart of the collection: Eric Milton Nicholls collection.; Title from acquisitions documentation.; Condition: Fading.; "FLW, Larkin B., Richard Bock"--Pencil inscription verso.; Photograph probably taken by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.; Also available in electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3603884-s844; Purchased from Marie and Glynn Nicholls, 2006.; Vernon inventory, Pt. 11/2 No.5
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
Doctor Richard Larkin in office and lab at Heidelberg repat Hospital; Professor Stark; A music group leaving for tour
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/306606Envelope contains 41 black and white 120 mm negatives267944
Item: [2007.0055.00206] "Doctor Richard Larkin in office and lab at Heidelberg repat Hospital; Professor Stark; A music group leaving for tour
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Relational Care - with Mary Larkin and Manik Deepak-Gopinath [Podcast]
No full textWhat is 'relational care' and how can it improve the day-to-day experience of carers and those they care for? What are its implications for relationships between staff and service users in care settings? And how does the concept of relational care enable us to re-imagine the role of place and space in the experience of care? These are some of the questions we explore in this episode with Mary Larkin and Manik Deepak-Gopinath who recently completed a research project on the value and practice of relational care with older people.
Mary is Professor of Care, Carers and Caring at The Open University in the UK, where her research has focused on carers and caring and adult social care. She is the co-author, most recently of Family Carers and Caring, published in 2023 by Emerald. Manik is a Lecturer in Ageing, also at The Open University, and is a critical gerontologist with interests in the intersection of ageing, place and wellbeing, and in the intimate and family ties of older adults
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