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Selected Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins with Modern English Paraphrases

Selected Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins with Modern English Paraphrases( )
Author: Walhout, Donald
Contribution by: Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Series title:Studies in British Literature Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7734-7017-0
Publication Date:Jan 2002
Publisher:Edwin Mellen Press, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $89.95
Book Details
Pages:120
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Book Weight:0.748 Pounds
Author Biography
Walhout, Donald (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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