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The Less Deceived, first published in 1955, was Philip Larkin's first mature collection of poetry, having been preceded by the derivative North Ship (1945) from The Fortune Press and a privately printed collection, a small pamphlet titled XX Poems, which Larkin mailed to literary critics and
- Philip Larkin
- 1966
6 de set. de 2022 · A collection of poems by the British poet Philip Larkin, published in 1958. The title poem, The Less Deceived, explores the themes of love, loss, and disillusionment.
He became well known with The Less Deceived (1955), a volume of verse the title of which suggests Larkin’s reaction and that of other British writers who then came into notice (e.g., Kingsley Amis and John Wain) against the political enthusiasms of the 1930s and what they saw as the… Read More
Summary. The early work of an important poet always has a potential interest, since it is likely to contain anticipations of his later, finer poems; in Larkin's case, however, this interest is limited because of the sharp break in his writing after The North Ship.
“The Less Deceived” Philip Larkin (born August 9, 1922, Coventry, Warwickshire, England—died December 2, 1985, Kingston upon Hull) was the most representative and highly regarded of the poets who gave expression to a clipped, antiromantic sensibility prevalent in English verse in the 1950s.
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The Less Deceived, first published in 1955, was Philip Larkin's first mature collection of poetry, having been preceded by the derivative North Ship (1945) from The Fortune Press and a privately printed collection, a small pamphlet titled XX Poems, which Larkin mailed to literary critics and authors.
The Less Deceived. Chapter. pp 43–68. Cite this chapter. Download book PDF. Andrew Swarbrick. 29 Accesses. Abstract. The Untitled Poems which Larkin sent to George Hartley for the Marvell Press early in 1955 contained thirteen poems carried over from Larkin’s XX Poems which had been privately printed in Belfast in 1951.
