Duffy critics Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
O’Keefe “Duffy’s concern for the duplicitous nature of language is matched by…
A
a concern for the way language can alienate”
2
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Quinn “Many of Duffy’s poems…
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echo themes of Larkin’s”
3
Q
O’Reilly “Explores memory and nostalgia resulting in…
A
her comparisons with Philip Larkin”
4
Q
Woods “Duffy’s poems explore how time is inevitably cruel…
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and takes things away from us”
5
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Cash “Duffy presents disappointed figures in need of…
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comfort in a dark and potentially comfortless world”
