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Philip Larkin as a love poet
Rejšková, Tereza ; Quinn, Justin (vedoucí práce) ; Tobrmanová, Šárka (oponent)
This thesis examines to what extent it is justifiable to classify Philip Larkin as a love poet. It finds that love is indeed one of the central themes in the work of this poet, who is usually associated with other, much bleaker, themes such as death. Through detailed close reading of his poems and reference to his prose, it explores the nature, the possibility and different aspects of human relationships and love, whose significance in Larkin's work is never taken at face value and whose treatment is unconventional. In order to understand love's place in his poetry, more general themes are discussed, such as the place of illusions and ideals in people's lives, possibility of choice, the question of desire, and personal identity in relationships. In order to discuss these themes in depth, the thesis also investigates the ways in which Larkin's poems about love fit into the tradition of English poetry. It further presents an extensive outline of Larkin's development as a love poet showing how the themes connected with love and their formal treatment changed throughout his writing career.
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