Gerard Manley Hopkins |
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Author:
| Hopkins, Gerard Manley |
Editor:
| Phillips, Catherina |
Series title: | Oxford Poetry Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-282303-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Now recognized as a major poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most creative and influential writers of the nineteenth century. His poems, reflecting his whole-hearted involvement in all aspects of life, reveal his sense of vocation as both priest and poet, as well as his love of beauty, and his search for a unifying sacramental view of creation. This fully annotated selection offers many of his best-known poems, including "The Windhover," "Felix Randall," "Pied Beauty," "Spring...
More DescriptionNow recognized as a major poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most creative and influential writers of the nineteenth century. His poems, reflecting his whole-hearted involvement in all aspects of life, reveal his sense of vocation as both priest and poet, as well as his love of beauty, and his search for a unifying sacramental view of creation. This fully annotated selection offers many of his best-known poems, including "The Windhover," "Felix Randall," "Pied Beauty," "Spring and Fall," and "Carrion Comfort."