The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin

The complete collection of poems by Philip Larkin offers a comprehensive and carefully curated anthology that brings together all known and some unpublished works of the renowned British poet. This new edition not only includes the poems from previous collections but also unpublished texts from Larkin's manuscripts and notebooks, as well as poems hidden in his letters. The careful examination of manuscript and print sources allows for a more precise representation of the poems' development. Additionally, readers are provided with extensive commentary that builds on existing research on Larkin, illuminating relevant historical contexts, figures, and places, as well as linguistic peculiarities. This edition presents Larkin as a more complex and literarily sophisticated poet than many readers might assume.