Beauty's conundrum, rapt and reft-attired.

What is Pindaric about Geoffrey Hill's "Pindarics"?

A note for readers: today’s piece is quite a deep dive into one aspect of a single, very challenging work (Hill’s Pindarics). If Hill is not your thing, you might want to skip to the end where I have gathered a few other notes and recommendations. I think Hill is more than worth the effort, but I’ll be back with something lighter next week.