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Book Description
Geoffrey Hill’s latest collection takes its title from a pamphlet by Milton of 1659 that attacks the concept of a state church as well as corruption in church governance. As Milton figures prominently here, so too must the Lord Protector, Cromwell, addressed in a memorable sonnet sequence. AlsContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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On the Edge
Civil power is a strange choice of subject for a poet like Geoffrey Hill, who started writing in the early 1950s, the age of anxiety, a notoriously bad time for civil liberties and a good time for literature. Or more accurately, the times were good f ... (read full critics)
nybooks published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010
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Book Details
- English Books
- Paperback 64 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0300131496
- ISBN-13: 9780300131499
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Pub date: Jan 07, 2008
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780300131499 | Paperback | $16.00 | $13.68 | bn.com |
| $16.00 | $10.99 | The Book Depository |
Alive to the past
A Treatise of Civil Power by Geoffrey Hill 52pp, Penguin, £9.99 The days when a new volume by Geoffrey Hill was a rare event are becoming hard to remember. Only four collections appeared between 1959 and 1996; since then there have been five hefty bo ... (read full critics)