MCMXIV
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"MCMXIV" is a poem written by English
poet Philip Larkin
. It was first published in the book The Whitsun Weddings
in 1964. The poem is set in 1914 England as men prepare to leave their homes and fight in the First World War. It is regarded as one of Larkin's best-known poems. The poem has had many controversial reviews from the British public. The end line, Never Such Innocence again is referring to the fact that there was no innocence in the First World War.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
poet Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century...
. It was first published in the book The Whitsun Weddings
The Whitsun Weddings (book)
The Whitsun Weddings is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin. It was first published by Faber and Faber in the United Kingdom on 28 February 1964. It was a commercial success, by the standards of poetry publication, with the first 4,000 copies being sold within two months. A U.S...
in 1964. The poem is set in 1914 England as men prepare to leave their homes and fight in the First World War. It is regarded as one of Larkin's best-known poems. The poem has had many controversial reviews from the British public. The end line, Never Such Innocence again is referring to the fact that there was no innocence in the First World War.