Philip Larkin and Christian Unbelief

Since his death in 1985, Philip Larkin has continued to be regarded as perhaps the finest poet of the later twentieth century, while his wider popularity has grown and he is commonly seen as a touchstone of his period's beliefs and culture. Writing in a secular age, when Christianity has been r...

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Main Author: Hollindale, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Rural theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-152
Further subjects:B Church
B poetic form
B Indifference
B Unbelief
B Death
B Disbelief
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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