A treatise of civil power

• Date de parution : 02/08/2007
• Editeur : Adult Pbs
• EAN : 9780141032269
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

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• Thème : Fiction (hors poche) : romans, théâtre, poésie, humour...
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

Geoffrey Hill's latest book takes its title from an obscure pamphlet of Milton's, a poet in whose footsteps Hill can justly claim to follow. Again we confront his usual obsessions - language, governance, war, politics, the contemporary and classical worlds and the nature of poetry itself. This... Voir plus

Geoffrey Hill's latest book takes its title from an obscure pamphlet of Milton's, a poet in whose footsteps Hill can justly claim to follow. Again we confront his usual obsessions - language, governance, war, politics, the contemporary and classical worlds and the nature of poetry itself. This is without a doubt the work of a major poet, writing at the height of his powers.