Phillip Larkin - Context
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Secularisation Definition
Fewer people attending church.
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Why might marriage influenced Larkin's writing?
Because he never got married, despite having many relationships.
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Who is Winifred Arnott?
A woman who Larkin was in a relationship and she influenced many of his poems.
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How did Larkin and Winifred Arnott know each other?
They both worked in the same university library.
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Which grammar school did Larkin attend?
Coventry Boy's Grammar School.
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Which college did Larkin attend?
St.John's College Oxford
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Larkin's opinion on women.
"the whole business of sex annoys me. As far as I can see, all women are stupid beings."
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Which family member may have influenced Larkin's misogynistic views?
His father.
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How did Larkin describe his childhood?
As being uneventful.
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Where was Larkin born and raised?
Coventry
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What is Larkin's father's name?
Sydney Larkin
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What was Sydney Larkin's job?
He was the Coventry city treasurer.
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Who was Sydney Larkin friends with?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Sydney Larkin - Nazi supporter.
Larkin's father was a closet Nazi.
He decorated his work office with Nazi memorabilia right up to 1939.
He decorated his work office with Nazi memorabilia right up to 1939.
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How did Larkin's mother and father differ in personality?
His mother was submissive whereas his father had a dominant personality.
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How did Larkin describe his childhood home? (quote)
"a very gloomy house, an unhappy place"
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Why did Larkin never return to Coventry?
He has no sentimental value attached to Coventry, and has no sense of belonging.
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During the poem 'I Remember, I Remember', which poet does Larkin comically echo?
Thomas Hood and his poem, 'I Remember'
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Who is Thomas Hood?
A Victorian writer.
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What does Thomas Hood's poem 'I Remember' discuss?
The joys of childhood and how wonderful it was.