Aesthetic Principles of «The Movement» in Philip Larkin's Poetry of the 1950s.

The article is dedicated to the analysis of Philip Larkin’s poetry of the 1950s that refers to the period
of creation of the second collection of poems «The Less Deceived», from the viewpoint of general formal elements,
images, themes and motives of «The Movement» that included certain British poets and writers published
in the anthology «New Lines» by Robert Conquest. The aesthetic principles followed by the representatives
of «The Movement» are characterized basing on the features of the poetics of the movement described
by the theorists of literature. Some special aspects of the poetic manner of «The Movement» are analyzed in
the context of the previous literary tradition. The article also contains the analysis of the poems by Philip
Larkin written in the 1950s during the period of existence of «The Movement». The aesthetic principles that
corresponded with the principles of the new literary movement are particularly exposed. The author concludes
that the features of Philip Larkin’s poetry reflect the views and principles followed by the authors of
«The Movement» and it appears to be the result of the author’s poetic evolution as well as the result of theinfluence of the previous literary tradition. The author used the materials of foreign literary critics and theorists
of literature.