The idea of the end is an essential motivic force in the poetry of Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016). This book shows that Hill's poems are characteristically 'end-directed'. They tend towards consummations of all kinds: from the marriages of meanings in puns, or of words in repeating figures and rhymes, to syntactical and formal finalities. The recognition of failure to reach such ends provides its own impetus to Hill's poetry.
This is the first book on Hill to take account of his last works. It is a significant contribution to the study of Hill's poems, offering a new thematic reading of his entire body of work. By using Hill's work as an example, the book also touches on questions of poetry's ultimate value: what are its ends and where does it wish to end up?
By:
Tom Docherty Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 585g ISBN:9781526181893 ISBN 10: 1526181894 Pages: 290 Publication Date:01 December 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Puns 2 Dead Ends 3 Rhymes 4 Syntaxes 5 Forms Bibliography Index -- .
Tom Docherty is an independent researcher who received his PhD from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 2018.
