The concept of daybreak in Larkin

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature Works grade: 10 University of Tubingen language: English abstract: Philip Larkin born in 1922 has been read under what are generally perceived as his major themes: death fatalism and gloominess. However throughout his life he had constantly been struggling with and reflecting on problems of sex marriage love and living (cf. Motion esp. 291). Publishing four volumes of poetry by the time of his decease in 1985 Larkin became known for his lucid and often sharp-witted verse as well as for being socially withdrawn sometimes called the Hermit of Hull where he resided from 1955 onward. A short overview over Larkin's oeuvre focusing on the poems' connection with the image of dawn and its linkage to the poet's indecisiveness and struggle between life and writing.