Acceptable Words: Essays on the Poetry of Geoffrey Hill

By Jeffrey Wainwright

Book Overview

'Acceptable words' comprises a series of highly individual essays covering the whole of Geoffrey Hill's poetry to date, including the remarkable late flowering of the years since 1996. The essays offer detailed readings of many poems whilst making many - often surprising - associations with history, philosophy, religion, art and music.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719067553
• ISBN13: 9780719067556
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"