480 KB30 KB2001Blake, Jasonštevilka:1/2letnik:34str. 7-16ISSN:0567-784XCOBISSID:17096290URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-GYCJ9XSPenFilozofska fakulteta Univerze v LjubljaniActa neophilologicaangleška književnostangleška poezijaLarkin, Philip, 1922-1985literarne študijeOn Philip Larkin's poetry|Using his seemingly crass and apparently pessimistic "This Be the Verse" as a point of departure, this paper examines Philip Larkin's poetry with regard to the poet's own attitude towards the reader. His highly accessible poems, penned in common language, resulted in a reputation as both a 'poet of the people' and a 'philistine'.But for all itscrudeness, Larkin's mode of writing always showed a keen awareness of the distancing aspects of modernism. In other words, he was not ignorant of the current political trends of his time, rather he was consciously writing against what he deemd elitist art. In conclusion, the paper returns to "This Be the Verse" and considers the moral import of Larkin's ironically acerbic "Get out early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself"TEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani, Filozofska fakulteta