The Gospel in Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selections from His Poems, Letters, Journals, and Spiritual Writings

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Book Overview

How did a Catholic priest who died a failure become one of the world's greatest poets? Discover in his own words the struggle for faith that gave birth to some of the best spiritual poetry of all time. Gerard Manley Hopkins deserves his place among the greatest poets in the English language. He ranks seventh among the most frequently reprinted English-language poets, surpassed only by Shakespeare, Donne, Blake, Dickinson, Yeats, and Wordsworth. Yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087486822X
• ISBN13: 9780874868227
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Plough Publishing House
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.2" x 5.4"