A Hopkins Chronology |
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| Author:
| McDermott, John
John, Mcdermott
Mcdermott, John |
| Series title: | Author Chronologies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-16167-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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This Hopkins chronology describes the poet's family and early education, then gives a day-by-day account of what he was doing, reading and writing, and the people he met. Drawing on some material not published before, it illustrates the working life of a priest-poet whose work was not made public until more than thirty years after his death. There are additional sections on the religious and political background of a major Victorian writer whose life was essentially enigmatic and...
More DescriptionThis Hopkins chronology describes the poet's family and early education, then gives a day-by-day account of what he was doing, reading and writing, and the people he met. Drawing on some material not published before, it illustrates the working life of a priest-poet whose work was not made public until more than thirty years after his death. There are additional sections on the religious and political background of a major Victorian writer whose life was essentially enigmatic and private.