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Selected Poetry

Selected Poetry( )
Author: Hopkins, Gerard Manley
Editor: Phillips, Catherine
Series title:Oxford World's Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-953729-7
Publication Date:Oct 2008
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

Hopkins is now recognized as a major nineteenth-century poet. His poetry reveals his sense of vocation as both priest and poet, his love of beauty, and his search for a unifying sacramental view of creation. This selection includes many of his best-known poems, including `The Windhover' and `Felix Randall'.

Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.6 x 5 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.469 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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