Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Introduction -- 'Here' by Philip Larkin -- 'Here': Avoiding the Subject -- Larkin/Flaubert -- 'Livings' by Philip Larkin -- Kant, Joyce, and the Aesthetics of Freedom: A Reading of 'Livings' -- Larkin and the Creepy -- 'Aubade' by Philip Larkin -- 'Aubade': Death and the Thought of Death -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Exploring the complex relationship between aesthetic experience and personal identity in Larkin's work, this book gives close and original readings of three major poems ('Here', 'Livings' and 'Aubade'), and two neglected but important themes (Larkin and the supernatural, Larkin and Flaubert)"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.