Bøger af Laurence Lerner

This is look at the portrayal of child deaths, actual and literary, throughout the 19th century, exploring the relationship between grief and words, experience and consolation.

Lerner's study relates poetry to Larkin's life, and to the literary and social environment of post-war Britain; discusses the Larkin persona, and Larkin's relation to literary criticism; and above all seeks to guide readers to a full appreciation of the power and subtlety of Larkin's best poems.

This book discusses the issues involved and so enables you to make your own informed decision.