Aubade Philip Larkin

Short piece of Aubade from the promo for 'Love Again' the life of Philip Larkin

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Film & Animation

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• Philip
• Larkin
• Hugh
• Bonneville
• Aubade

[dawbz62]

how can I get a copy of 'Love Again'. Great film; great poet.

[ginganz13]

There was no commercial DVD released, I recorded it from SKY's Rialto Channel.

I've given people copies before at cost but never been paid so it's cash up front from now on.....8 quid - NZ$20

Cheers

[desfren]

and the Nietzche reference. nothing could be more inappropriate than 'learn to love your fate'. Larkin's incapable of that. he squirms and squirms and is helplessly bitter, and fancies that he's uttering the tough, final truth in Aubade. that does not mean i'm saying that after we die we go up and play among the clouds and meet famous dead people. there are simply much more spiritual possibilities, here on earth. but im running against a boundary here that no amount of posts will likely change.

[ginganz13]

There are all manner of approaches to facing the inevitable- this does not change the outcome or the natural reaction which can only ever be surpressed.

- describing the squirming, what better antidote to fear than to be totally familiar with it. I find it darkly hilarious. How could he possibly write so eloquently about the misery of our fate if he indeed did not love it?

Misery is very important - it defines happiness, neither should be avoided.

[NZARH]

I've got copies of Philip reading this - honestly Bonneville is better :-)

[devolve42]

I can't conceive of a poorer reading of Aubade than this.

[Eddie123xyz]

I am startled sometimes when I remind myself that everyone we know, young or old, will die.

Something we know from an early age of course.

[ginganz13]

Calling a discovery that is openly stated as having positive value for whatever reason a 'loss' is self contradictory. By definition oxymoron.

Larkin was quite circumspect about his work and the 'misery' he dwelled on. I think you are being a bit too prescriptive about personal taste and experience.

You probably won't like Radiohead either, but lots of people do - for all sorts of reasons.

[desfren]

not an oxymoron. obviously someone who spends his time admiring lines like "this is a special way of being afraid no trick dispels etc" isn't going to have a very good time with a good deal of major poetry. Larkin hardly gets past clever little descriptions in Aubade, except perhaps the last line, which is almost visionary, but then not really. you want a good poem on death? read dh lawrence. this isn't just a flaunting of vanity on my part, but an earnest reccomendation.

[ginganz13]

"if you think 'Aubade' is sublime, than that is YOUR loss".- Mate, this is an Oxymoron.

There isn't a more accurate way to sum up religion in one line or even 2.

Your reasoning about who should or should not write poetry owes more to the kind of dogma one would expect from the religious rather than reasoning.

The Nietsczhe reference does help. 'Learn to love your fate'- freedom from the life degrading, soul crushing death cult that is religion.