The Lords of Limit: Essays on Literature and Ideas

by Geoffrey Hill

Book Overview

This collection of essays by one of today's major English-language poets ranges across the history of poetry and criticism from Shakespeare's time to the present day. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019503516X
• ISBN13: 9780195035162
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 124.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

First book of criticism by one of the great living poets

Hill's first collection of critical writings is an important contribution to the field of 16th and 17th century literary studies, as well as being indispensible for students of Hill's own poetic works. Despite his current obscurity, which is wholly undeserved, Hill is perhaps the greatest living poet writing in the English language and has been so recognized by a wide range of critics. In 20th century letters, he is on par with Pound and Eliot, and stands above Auden and many others. Time will recognize this in due course -- too often the great artists of an age only come to be appreciated in the next. Hill's second volume of criticism is "The Enemy's Country", still available, and a third volume will be forthcoming.