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The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins( )
Author: Hopkins, Gerard Manley
ISBN:978-0-19-500164-8
Publication Date:Dec 1967
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $40.00
Book Description:

Fourth ed. based on the First ed. of 1918 and enl. to incorporate all known Poems and Fragments. Ed. with additional notes, a Foreword on the Revised Text, and a new biographical and critical introd. by W.H. Gardner and N.H. MacKenzie.

Book Details
Pages:432
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 8.56 x 1.243 Inches
Book Weight:1.278 Pounds
Author Biography
Hopkins, Gerard Manley (Author)
Gerard M. Hopkins was born on July 28, 1844 in England, into a large and talented family. He attended Oxford, and entered the Jesuits in 1868. He later studied theology and, after destroying much of his youthful poetry, took up writing. In 1877, Hopkins was ordained as a priest. He was assigned to several churches and continued to write poetry, none of which was published until after his death.

Hopkins's poems are noted for their intricate rhythm, which he labeled sprung rhythm. The poems are exemplified by their clever puns, wordplay and imaginative phrasing. His works include several series of sonnets, such as Pied Beauty and The Windhover, as well as "terrible" sonnets that explore the conflict between his sexual longing and his devotion to God.

Gerard M. Hopkins died of typhoid fever on June 8, 1889, in Ireland.

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