The Lord sent the Children of Israel into Canaan, the enemy's country, to topple the idols worshiped there. Instead they settled among the heathen, forgot their Lord, and made themselves slaves to earthly pleasures. For Geoffrey Hill, England, indeed all"this common Europe" has become a second Canaan, a land whose people have squandered their inheritance, betrayed their higher selves, and are daily "stained with their own works," where "Evil is not good's absence but gravity's/everlasting bedrock." Hill's passionate and ...
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The Lord sent the Children of Israel into Canaan, the enemy's country, to topple the idols worshiped there. Instead they settled among the heathen, forgot their Lord, and made themselves slaves to earthly pleasures. For Geoffrey Hill, England, indeed all"this common Europe" has become a second Canaan, a land whose people have squandered their inheritance, betrayed their higher selves, and are daily "stained with their own works," where "Evil is not good's absence but gravity's/everlasting bedrock." Hill's passionate and resistant poetry renews the struggle to redeem that land.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($22.00 price intact). Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Octavo. Book is like new with very light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. A single leaf bound in slightly askew else fine in a very lightly rubbed, near fine dust jacket with a small area of rippling on the lower panel. Review copy with two sheets and a glossy portrait laid in.
