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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Paperback. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) attended Balliol College, Oxford where he befriended the future Poet Laureate Robert Bridges. Since the publication of his poems in 1918 he has become one of the best known poets of the Victorian age and his are among the greatest poems written on the subject of faith and doubt. This book deals with his poems. Editor(s): Stammers, John. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 119 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature.
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was born in Stratford. He attended Balliol College, Oxford where he befriended the future Poet Laureate Robert Bridges. While at Balliol he converted to Catholicism and after graduating he entered the Society of Jesus and was ordained in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Poet to Poet
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571230686
SKU
V9780571230686
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Ref
99-21
About Gerard Manley Hopkins
John Stammers read philosophy at King's College London and is an Associate of Kings' College. His first collection, Panoramic Lounge Bar (2001) was awarded the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award; his second, Stolen Love Behaviour, is a Poetry Book Society Choice. A creative writing tutor and freelance writer, he lives in Islington, ... Read more
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