Gerard Manley Hopkins

by Gerard Manley Hopkins and W. H. (editor) Hopkins, Gerard Manley; Gardner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192823035
• ISBN13: 9780192823038
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"