Handwritten letter signed. Philip Larkin to James Sutton, writing from Warwick.

Reference No:
U DP174/2/26
Dates:
16 Sep 1941
Description:
The main part consists of an in-depth discussion of jazz records and music, with emphasis on the difference between New Orleans and Chicago, quoting extensively from songs; and, in response to Sutton's remarks (in previous letter), D. H. Lawrence's writing, making reference to James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, and R. M. Rilke. (16pp). Part is printed in the Selected Letters, pp. 20 - 22. Letter contains illustrations by Larkin of him being heckled for wearing red trousers; two of nude women; and one entitled 'Welders at work'.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
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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