What The Critics Say

In his lifetime, C Day-Lewis was a poet whose writings were generally applauded by critics, but in the years immediately before his death, especially when he was Poet Laureate, and in those since his death, his enduring significance and reputation has become a matter of debate. Here we offer four different perspectives on the man and his work. Click on the title to read the essays which are reproduced here by kind permission of the authors and their publishers.