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Gerard Manley Hopkins : a life

By Hopkins , Gerard Manley , Gerard Manley; Mariani , Paul L.; Hopkins

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group;Viking
Year
2008
ISBN
9781440601798, 1440601798, 9781440601828, 1440601828, 0670020311, 978-0-670-02031-7
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
805 kB (824373 bytes)
Pages
496\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
-- 1844-1889.;PoetsEnglish -- 19th century -- Biography.;Catholics --English.;Great Britain.Gerard ManleyHopkins

Description

An insightful and inspirational biography of the heroic and spiritual poet. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844?1889) may well have been the most original and innovative poet writing in the English language during the nineteenth century. Yet his story of personal struggle, doubt, intense introspection, and inward heroism has never been told fully. As a Jesuit priest, Hopkins?s descent into loneliness and despair and his subsequent recovery are a remarkable and inspiring spiritual journey that will speak to many readers, regardless of their faith or philosophies. Paul Mariani, an award-winning poet himself and author of a number of biographies of literary figures, brilliantly integrates Hopkins?s spiritual life and his literary life to create a rich and compelling portrait of a man whose work and life continue to speak to readers a century after his death

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