Selected Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048647867X
• ISBN13: 9780486478678
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"