critical perspectives d+l Flashcards
what did one critic say about relationships? (duffy)
for duffy relationships seem to be exclusively about pain rather than pleasure
what did dowson say about the human experience (duffy)
duffy presents the full range of human experience
what dowson say about outsiderness (duffy)
for duffy outsidedness is everywhere
what does one critic say about longing and comfort? (duffy)
(duffy) not longing for one physical place but the desire to return to that existential state of comfort she describes
what does greenlaw say about dislocation?
the poet (duffy) of dislocation (social, sexual, psychological, linguistic, political)
what does carol ann duffy say about cliches?
put little spotlights on phrases (like cliches) to show how they look like plastic roses but have roots underneath
what does dowson say about love loss and yearning? (duffy)
(duffy) attempts to put into words the knotty states of love losss and yearning
what does edwards say about loneliness scepticism and regret? (larkin)
(larkin) synonymous with loneliness scepticism and regret
what does lachlan mackinnon say about church? (larkin)
larkin is disbelieving but nostalgic for the church
what does nicholas marsh say about dreaming? (larkin)
larkin insists on the human need to dream
what does roddy lumsden say about pessimism and happiness?
his (larkin) pessimism was always tempered by strong awareness of the continuity of human happiness
what does roddy lumsden about optimism?
(larkin) reluctant optimism
what does roddy lumsden say about small lives?
(larkin) a gloomy celebration. of small lives brought into color with fine details and shot through with big emotions
what is said about larkins melancholy?
larkins habitual melancholy is often rooted in anger
what does duffy say about herself
deals with facts not emotion
what is said about time (duffy)
time is inevitably cruel and it takes thing away from us
what is said about duffys personas
duffys personas open a window on their souls
what is said about duffy and dramatic monologue
the dramatic monologue became a duffy trademark
what is said about irony in duffys poetry
subtle shades of irony and self-knowing
what is said about larkins work and why is it so rich
the fact that larkins work offers nuanced meaning is what makes it so rich
what is said about larkin and Yeats
longing for yeats to have been right that union with the infinite was possible
what is said about solitude and separation in larkins poetry
solitude and separation are common features
what is said about failure and remorse in larkins poetry
clipped lucid stanzas about the failures and remorse of age about stunted lives and spoiled desires
what is said about duffys poetry being for people who resent society
duffys verses are written in the voice of the poeple who harbour resentments and grudges against the world
what kind of relationships are duffys poems about
budding and broken
what is said haunts duffys verse
failure lonliness and isolation haunt her verse
what does duffy say about prayer and poem
poetry and prayer are very similar
what does duffy say about nostalgia
nostalgia is about both kinds of exile - from our homes and our lives
what is said about what duffy longs for
not longing for one physical place but the desire to return tp that existential sense of comfort she describes
what is said about the lack of complete calm success in love of larkins work
none of larkins poems register the achievement of complete calm success in love
what is larkins poetry said to be a pursuit of
larkins poetry is a pursuit of difference
what does larkins poetry reflect in terms of religious faith
the spiritual desolation of a world in which men have shed the last rags of religious faith that once lent meaning to human lives
what is said about larkins poetry being realistic not glamourous
reality is emphasized at all costs and a thoughtful effort made to eliminate all glamour from situations and people
