Questions tagged [john-betjeman]
Questions about the work of the English poet John Betjeman (1906 – 1984) and his life as a writer.
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John Betjeman’s "Suicide on Junction Road Station after Abstention from Evening Communion in North London"
John Betjeman’s poem ‘Suicide on Junction Road Station after Abstention from Evening Communion in North London’ was first published in the collection Continual Dew (1937). It’s short enough to quote ...
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Why is John Betjeman's poem set on the A30 in particular?
John Betjeman's poem "Meditation on the A30" is about a man who is fuming at his wife and driving recklessly. Everything described in the poem itself is fairly universal, could take place anywhere, so ...
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Is the man about to die in "Meditation on the A30"?
John Betjeman's poem "Meditation on the A30" is about a man driving his car and fuming about his unloving wife. In the final verse, he finally turns to action:
"You're barmy or plastered, I'll pass ...
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What did John Betjeman mean by "You kiddies have crumpled the serviettes/And I must have things daintily served"?
From Fox, Kate: Watching the English (2014 ed). p. 499 Bottom.
The Self-deprecating Insult Rule
Speaking of privileged schoolchildren and the English art of indirectness, here is a quote I came ...
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