Introduction to 'The Whitsun Weddings'

Larkin: The Whitsun Weddings

In this course, we explore Philip Larkin’s 1964 collection of poetry, ‘The Whitsun Weddings’. Having introduced Larkin and his poetry in the first module, we then go through each poem in turn, reading it aloud and providing an in-depth, line-by-line analysis. The final module offers some concluding thoughts on the collection as a whole.

Introduction to 'The Whitsun Weddings'

In this module, we introduce Philip Larkin and his poetry, the state of Britain in the early 1960s, and his 1964 collection of poetry, 'The Whitsun Weddings'.