A case of red herrings: Englishness in the poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes
(2004)
Book Chapter
Rowland, A. (2004). A case of red herrings: Englishness in the poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes. In D. Rogers, & J. McLeod (Eds.), The revision of Englishness (81-94). Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press
Alvarez’s introduction to The New Poetry – written in 1960 - has often been read as polarising the work of Larkin and Hughes. Such a critical stance cannot account for the connections between the writers in terms of their occasional engagement with e... Read More about A case of red herrings: Englishness in the poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes.