Tenebrae
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Geoffrey Hill's 'Tenebrae' is a sequence of poems marked by formal intensity, moral seriousness and theological concern, reflecting on history, guilt and the human condition.
Hill's language is allusive and compact, demanding attentive reading and rewarding depth of engagement.
The work often addresses Christian motifs and wrestles with the relation of faith to historical experience, especially in the modern world.
'Tenebrae' displays Hill's preoccupation with the ethical dimensions of poetry and the poet's responsibility in the aftermath of catastrophic history.
Its concluding sonnet sequence, including 'Lacrime,' expresses an intense spiritual quest that influenced readers like Malcolm Guite.
Hill's language is allusive and compact, demanding attentive reading and rewarding depth of engagement.
The work often addresses Christian motifs and wrestles with the relation of faith to historical experience, especially in the modern world.
'Tenebrae' displays Hill's preoccupation with the ethical dimensions of poetry and the poet's responsibility in the aftermath of catastrophic history.
Its concluding sonnet sequence, including 'Lacrime,' expresses an intense spiritual quest that influenced readers like Malcolm Guite.
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