The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Geoffrey Hill
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Elegy
- Genres: Poetry, Elegy
- Subjects: Justice, Philosophy or philosophers, France or French people, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Death or dying, Publishing or publishers, Idealism, Funeral rites or ceremonies, Military life or service, Bereavement or grief, Martyrs or martyrdom, Learning or scholarship
The Poem
The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy is an elegy in ten parts, consisting of as few as seven and as many as eighteen four-line, irregularly rhymed verses. An elegy—a poetic lament on the death of a person who may or may not be known intimately by the poet—sometimes requires special knowledge of the life of the deceased. Geoffrey Hill has a formidable reputation for being difficult to understand at the best of times, but The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Péguy has the added density of reference to the life of this somewhat minor figure in...
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