商品簡介
One of the foremost poets of the twentieth century, Philip Larkin was also a jazz critic for publications such as The Daily Telegraph . This volume brings together Larkin's reviews, articles, and essays written for major newspapers and other publications. The editors provide background information on Larkin's life and work in the introduction. The material in this volume was originally published by Hull U. Press in 1999 under the title Reference Back: Philip Larkin's Uncollected Jazz Writings 1940-84 . Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Richard Palmer is Head of English at Bedford School, an HMC-Ofsted Inspector and a Consultant for NatWest Bank. He writes regularly for Jazz Journal International and is Series Editor for Eastnote, Hull University Press’s new imprint of jazz studies. He is the author of a number of books on jazz. John White is Reader in American History at the University of Hull. He is the author of Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times (1987), Black Leadership in America (1985, revised 1998) and Artie Shaw: Non-Stop Flight (1998).