Larkin's Travelling Spirit

This book examines Larkin's evocation of place and space, along with theopportunities for self-discovery offered by the act and thought of travel. From hiscanonical verse to his lesser-known juvenilia and dream diaries, this title unveilsa new Larkin; a man whose religious, political and ontological affiliations areoften as wide-ranging and experimental as the very form and symbolic licenceused to express them. Whether exploring Larkin's fondness for deictics ('pointing'words, like here/there), his fascination with death, or his interest in the sexualopportunities of an itinerant lifestyle, this monograph provides fresh criticalapproaches bound to appeal to established Larkin scholars and newcomers alike.