| Description |
1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford English Monographs |
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Oxford English monographs.
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| Contents |
Cover; Visionary Philology: Geoffrey Hill and the Study of Words; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: The Oxford English Dictionary; HILL'S WORDS AND THE OED; HILL, HOPKINS, AND THE OED; 2: Richard Chenevix Trench; 3: Coleridge's Philosophy of Language; LIVING POWERS; AGAINST THE EMPIRICISTS; 4: Plain Speaking, Etymology, Diligence, and Order; PLAIN SPEAKING AND ETYMOLOGY; KEYWORDS: DILIGENCE AND ORDER; 5: The Theology of Language I: Sin and Fall; 'TERRIBLE ABORIGINAL CALAMITY'; 'HOMO INCURVATUS IN SE' |
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'THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF HUMAN NATURE'INFECTION, IMPERFECTION; GRAMMAR AND THE FALL; 6: The Theology of Language II: Prelapsarian Language; WORDS AND THINGS; THE LANGUAGE OF ANGELS; BABEL AND PENTECOST; HEBREW; Bibliography; WORKS BY GEOFFREY HILL; Published Writings; Archive Sources; Other Works; Index |
| Summary |
'Visionary Philology' combines nuanced and incisive close reading of the poetry of Geoffrey Hill with detailed scholarship and fresh archival work, examining Hill's work in relation to the history of language and of the study of language |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hill, Geoffrey -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Hill, Geoffrey fast |
| Subject |
Language and languages in literature.
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Linguistics in literature.
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Philology -- History
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Language and languages in literature
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Linguistics in literature
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Philology
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191004445 |
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0191004448 |
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9780191770524 |
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0191770523 |
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