From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Larkin at Sixty
1982 anthology of Philip Larkin
1982 anthology of Philip Larkin
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Larkin at Sixty.jpg |
| author | Philip Larkin |
| pub_date | 1982 |
| editor | Anthony Thwaite |
| publisher | Faber and Faber |
| caption | First edition |
Larkin at Sixty (1982) is a collection of original essays and poems published to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the English poet Philip Larkin. It was edited and introduced by Anthony Thwaite and published by Larkin's publishers, Faber and Faber. A poetic dramatisation of the launch of the book was written by Russell Davies.
Contents
Thwaite's introduction reveals that there were originally to be twenty-three contributors, but four ("An American, a Russian, a Pakistani and a woman") dropped out for various reasons. As well as the introduction, the book contains the following:
- Noel Hughes (a school-friend of Larkin): The Young Mr Larkin
- Kingsley Amis: Oxford and After
- Robert Conquest: A Proper Sport
- Charles Monteith (of Faber and Faber): Publishing Larkin
- B. C. Bloomfield (Larkin's bibliographer): Larkin the Librarian
- Douglas Dunn: Memoirs of the Brynmor Jones Library
- Harry Chambers (a Larkin fan): Meeting Philip Larkin
- Andrew Motion: On the Plain of Holderness
- Alan Bennett: Instead of a Present
- Donald Mitchell: Larkin's Music
- John Gross: The Anthologist (on The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse)
- George Hartley (publisher of The Less Deceived): Nothing To Be Said
- Clive James: On His Wit
- Alan Brownjohn: Novels into Poems
- Christopher Ricks: Like Something Almost Being Said
- Seamus Heaney: The Main of Light
- Peter Porter: Going to Parties (a poem)
- John Betjeman: Archibald (a poem)
- Gavin Ewart: An Old Larkinian (a poem)
- Notes on contributors
References
References
- Thwaite, Anthony. (1982). "Larkin at Sixty". Faber and Faber.
- [http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1217214.ece "Interested Party" republished in the TLS, 19 Feb 2013]
- p.12
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about Larkin at Sixty — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report