Larkin Context Flashcards
Although larkin was not married what did he have several of?
Sexual relationships with women
Who did larkin name as his literary influence?
Thomas hardy
What did larkin describe his poems as?
“ sad eyed realism”
What was the poem dockery and son inspired by?
Larkins vist to his old oxford college in 1962
Why did larkin not want children?
Because he see’s them as taking away freedom
What was the main focus within Larkin’s poetry?
Larkin tended to present suburban living in post-war Britain
How could the generation that Larkin belonged to have impacted on his writing?
Larkin belonged to a generation that had great hopes for the world post-war. However this hope was dampened by the poor economic climate in the 50s. Despite the 60s being a time of renewed hope, Larkin felt he was too old to appreciate it.
What is the Movement?
A poetry society formed as a reaction to previous artistic movements, such as the modernist movement.
how do most critics feel?
critics feel, however, that the poems of both William Butler Yeats and Thomas Hardy exerted an influence on Larkin as he sought his own voice
what did thomas hardy’s work provide for larkin according to critcs?
Hardy’s work provided the main impetus to Larkin’s mature poetry, according to critics.
movement-
larkin was associated with the movement in 1950 and they often had references to popular culture at the time and colloquail expression
britain in the 1960; credits-
the introduction of the credit card helped develop a culture of debt in britian which aided to the increase in consumerism in british culture
adverstising-
after the second world war advertising becaome more prevelent, more influencial and increasilly more sexualised
the ‘‘swinging sixities’’
and era believed to be an era of freedom, moral norms in a haze of festivals, drugs and sexual liberation
social normality-
despite the percieved changes in the sixties traditional norms were still in place for instance getting married and being in the nuclear family
