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Jai's avatar

Lovely cover painting on the 1999 edition

Jai's avatar

re: the reaction. Modernism sometimes sounds like a theory in search of absolute submission to its truth. Something very intolerant about that reaction. I think the idea of 'progress' in art is misguided.

Susan Knopfelmacher's avatar

What a hoot. Good on you, Larkin…. you genius.

Ivan Account's avatar

Bowdler , not “Bowlder” - ironically mistranscribed in a quotation about typos!