On Violence in the Work of J.H. Prynne

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Hailed as a crucial study of J.H. Prynnes poetry, Violence in the Work of J.H. Prynne provides an accessible and comprehensive analysis of one of the worlds leading figures of contemporary poetry. This indispensable resource analyses the nexus between Prynnes evolving political thought and his linguistic innovation over a period of three decades. Never hesitant before the difficulty of Prynnes poetry, Hall provides an acute and skilfully articulated argument which illuminates the complexity of Prynnes most challenging volumes. In reinventing the methodologies by which contemporary poetry can be read, Hall synthesizes earlier critical work, providing a crucial pathway into Prynnes workfull of new insights, new inventions, and new critical understandings.