Philip Larkin, one of England's greatest and most popular twentieth-century poets, is nonetheless widely regarded as a misanthropic, provincial recluse. This volume re-examines that critical view and argues that Larkin's poetry, far from demonstrating his misanthropy, highlights his profound awareness of and concern for readers.

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GILLIAN D. STEINBERG is Assistant Professor of English at Yeshiva University in New York City, USA, where she directs the first-year composition program. She has published articles on a variety of literary topics and resides in the Bronx with her husband and two sons.

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Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Preface Larkin and Audience Larkin's Voices Memory and Change Jazz and Audienceship Religion and Empathy Conclusion: Two Philips Notes Index