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Philip (Arthur) Larkin (1922-85) is one of the foremost poets who flourished in the post-World War II era of English literature. He is widely taught in universities and colleges as earnestly in India as abroad. A Companion to Philip Larkin is designed to help the beginners learn about Larkin without assistance. Others may find in it plenty of material for refurbishing their knowledge of the poet. The book will be highly useful to the students, teachers and researchers of English literature, particularly to those having a keen interest in Philip Larkin. About the Author Sunil Kumar Sarker, Ph.D. (English), Ph.D. (Philosophy), a retired Reader, is a well-known author. He has to his credit a good number of books on, besides other subjects, English literature, including Shakespeare’s Knowledge of Human Nature; W.B. Yeats: Poetry and Plays; T.S. Eliot: Poetry, Plays and Prose; Milton; Shakespeare’s Sonnets; A Companion to William Wordsworth (2 Vols.); and A Companion to E.M. Forster (3 Vols.)—all published by Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd., New Delhi. Table of Contents Preface VOLUME –I 1. A Brief and Mostly Psychological Biography 2. Some Distinctive Aspects of the Person and Personality 3. Larkin’s Works 4. Larkin: The Novelist 5. The Less Deceived 6. The Whitsun Weddings VOLUME –II 7. High Windows 8. Is Larkin a Modern Poet? 9. Is Larkin a Movement Poet? 10. Larkin’s Poetic Theory and Stylistic Features 11. Major Themes of Larkin 12. Pessimism and Death in Larkin’s Poetry 13. Ventriloquism in Larkin’s Poems 14. Did Larkin Develop? 15. Larkin’s Gentility 16. Larkin’s Englishness 17. A Quick Look at Some Other Aspects of Larkin as a Poet 18. Appreciations and Criticisms of Larkin as a Poet Bibliography Index