Geoffrey Hill and the Ends of Poetry |
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| Author:
| Docherty, Tom |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-8189-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2024 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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This book shows that the poems of Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016) are characteristically 'end-directed', tending constantly towards prosodic and thematic consummations. It offers a new thematic reading of Hill's entire body of work and touches on questions of poetry's ultimate value.
This book shows that the poems of Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016) are characteristically 'end-directed', tending constantly towards prosodic and thematic consummations. It offers a new thematic reading of Hill's entire body of work and touches on questions of poetry's ultimate value.