Handwritten letter signed on blue paper. Philip Larkin to James Sutton, writing from Leicester.

Reference No:
U DP174/2/149
Dates:
16 Oct 1946
Description:
Mainly a discussion on the nature of knowledge as a dichotomy between life (what we know) and death (the unknown) discussing this in terms of joy and sorrow, with regard to a poem he has just finished (according to the Selected Letters this poem is 'Many Famous Feet Have Trod', CP, pp. 15 - 18). Also briefly discusses the notion of "art for arts' sake"; and the new Auden book (according to the Selected Letters this is 'For The Time Being'), making reference to 'Poems 1930'. (4pp). Part is printed in the Selected Letters, pp. 127 - 128.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
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Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Letters from Philip Arthur Larkin To James Ballard Sutton