Selected Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048647867X ISBN 13: 9780486478678

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was a Jesuit priest whose poetry combined an awareness of material sensuousness with the asceticism of religious devotion. His collected poems, published posthumously in 1918, exercised a profound influence on modern poetry. This volume features all of Hopkins's mature work, offering a sampler of the poet's striking originality, intellectual depth, and perceptive vision.
Featured works include his well-known elegy, "The Wreck of the Deutschland," "God's Grandeur," "Hurrahing in Harvest," "The Windhover," "Pied Beauty," and "Carrion Comfort." Additional verses include "The Caged Skylark," "The Bugler's First Communion," "The Starlight Night," "The Silver Jubilee," "Henry Purcell," "Andromeda," and others.

About this title

About the Author:

Most of the poetry written by Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) remained unpublished until decades after his death. Hopkins' innovative verse is widely regarded as a precursor to modernist poetry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 048647867X
• ISBN 13: 9780486478678
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Bob Blaisdell