Context

Question 1

Where was Duffy born?

Answer 1

Glasgow

Question 2

What did Harold Macmillan PM in 60’s say?

Answer 2

“ you’ve never had it so good”

Question 3

How old was Duffy when she was with Adrian henri?

Answer 3

16

Question 4

What did Duffy believe were very similar ?

Answer 4

Poetry and Prayer

Question 5

What political stance did Duffy take?

Answer 5

Marxist and feminist

Question 6

What religion was larkin?

Answer 6

Atheist

Question 7

Who were the 3 main women in Larkin’s life

Answer 7

Ruth bowman, Monica Jones and Maeve Brennan

Question 8

Who was Larkin influenced by?

Answer 8

Yeats and Hardy

Question 9

What was larkins dad?

Answer 9

Nazi sympathiser

Question 10

What did letters after Larkins death depict him as?

Answer 10

A bigot and a racist

Question 11

When did both poets take place in writing?

Answer 11

After the Second World War/ 70s/80s

Question 12

What was the 1960s said to be the heyday for?

Answer 12

Hobbyists

Question 13

What became extremely popular in the 1960s?

Answer 13

DIY

Question 14

what did people do more of in the 1960s

Answer 14

inventions in technology etc

Question 15

what American sport was introduced to Britain in the 1960s?

Answer 15

Bowling

Question 16

What did the Movement believe in?

Answer 16

Keping emotions under control, separation from poetry and academic activity, had hope after 2nd world war but were left disappointed.

Question 17

why was the new 1960s no good for Larkin?

Answer 17

Because he was already too old and set in his ways

Question 18

Who published Larkin’s letters?

Answer 18

Anthony Thwaite

Question 19

What does a marxist feminist focus on?

Answer 19

the power structure in society and its relationship with economics

Question 20

when did Germaine Greer write the Female Ennuch that advocated sexual freedom for women?

Answer 20

1970