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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the
classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer
them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so
that everyone can enjoy them.
This compendium of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins includes his most
famous works, together with a careful selection of his most
critically acclaimed verses. Hopkins is one of the Victorian era's
best appreciated poets, gaining much of his fame for his unique and
religiously inspired subjects. A committed Jesuit, his poems were
notable for including a technique of Hopkins' own invention named
sprung rhythm. This connotes verse which is designed to imitate the
patterns and pace of typical human speech. By 1918, when this
collection of Hopkins' poetry first appeared, he had gained much
renown. To emphasise that several of the entries had never been
published previously, the subtitle of 'Now First Published' was
appended. This and other anthologies helped introduce the talents
of Hopkins to a wider audience, cementing his status in England's
literary pantheon.
This compendium of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins includes his most
famous works, together with a careful selection of his most
critically acclaimed verses. Hopkins is one of the Victorian era's
best appreciated poets, gaining much of his fame for his unique and
religiously inspired subjects. A committed Jesuit, his poems were
notable for including a technique of Hopkins' own invention named
sprung rhythm. This connotes verse which is designed to imitate the
patterns and pace of typical human speech. By 1918, when this
collection of Hopkins' poetry first appeared, he had gained much
renown. To emphasise that several of the entries had never been
published previously, the subtitle of 'Now First Published' was
appended. This and other anthologies helped introduce the talents
of Hopkins to a wider audience, cementing his status in England's
literary pantheon.
This volume contains the complete text of the great Hopkins poem,
together with Nigel Foxell's introduction and his copious notes,
touching on nearly every line in the poem. An indispensable
reader's guide to one of the great poems in the language. 'The
Wreck of the Deutschland" deserves and requires close and subtle
attention from the imagination and intellect of critics. A new
generation of readers will be grateful to Nigel Foxell, poet,
novelist and scholar, for the diligence and love he has brought to
bear on this formidable task.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
Collection of poems by Hopkins, nearly all first published after
his death, by UK poet laureate Robert Bridges, whom no one today
has heard of -- go figure.
Relatively unknown in his own lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins is
the now accredited as the author of some of the finest and most
complex poems in the English language. As a Victorian poet, Roman
Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, Hopkins pioneered a
revolutionary form of meter he termed "sprung rhythm" in his first
major work, "The Wreck of the Deutschland." This poem, like most of
Hopkins' work, reflects both his belief in the doctrine that human
beings were created to praise God as well as his commitment to the
Jesuit practices of meditation and spiritual self-examination.
Hopkins' poetry is unconventional in its sensitivity to
alliteration, assonance and consonance, as well as its
characteristic diction and phrasing. This edition includes some of
his most famous works: "Spring," "Pied Beauty," "God's Grandeur,"
"The Starlight Night," "Spelt from Sibyl's Leaves," and his most
famous sonnet, "The Windhover."
Collection of poems by Hopkins, nearly all first published after
his death, by UK poet laureate Robert Bridges, whom no one today
has heard of -- go figure.
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The Frontenacs (Paperback)
Fran cois Mauriac; Translated by Gerard Manley Hopkins
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In one of Mauriac's lesser known novels, he introduces the reader
to The Frontenacs, small landed gentry of the Bordeaux region on
France. This story explores the special, even sacramental,
character of the family bond.
The larger part of this classic symposium on the poetry of Gerard
Manley Hopkins was originally assembled as a special number of The
Kenyon Review to celebrate in 1944 the centenary of the poet's
birth, and then published in the New Directions 'Makers of Modern
Literature' series.
This authoritative edition was originally published in the
acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of
Frank Kermode. It brings together all Hopkins's poetry and a
generous selection of his prose writings to give the essence of his
work and thinking. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) was one of the
most innovative of nineteenth-century poets. During his tragically
short life he strove to reconcile his religious and artistic
vocations, and this edition demonstrates the range of his
interests. It includes all his poetry, from best-known works such
as 'The Wreck of the Deutschland' and ''The Windhover' to
translations, foreign language poems, plays, and verse fragments,
and the recently discovered poem 'Consule Jones'. In addition there
are excerpts from Hopkins's journals, letters, and spiritual
writings. The poems are printed in chronological order to show
Hopkins's changing preoccupations, and all the texts have been
established from original manuscripts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over
100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest
range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most
accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including
expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to
clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and
much more.
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 1877. Having burned his
early poems on entering the Church, Hopkins eventually took up
writing again but apart from a few poems that appeared in
periodicals he was not published during his own lifetime. 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.
Discover How Hopkins's Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your
Own "Poetry and art and music seize upon the human experience in
ways that reveal new possibilities of intimacy with the Divine. In
the way they reach out and grab us by the heart at unexpected
times, they reaffirm that the Holy will meet us when it
chooses.…" —from the Preface by Rev. Thomas Ryan, CSP Gerard
Manley Hopkins, Christian mystical poet, is beloved for his use of
fresh language and startling metaphors to describe the world around
him. Beneath the surface of this lovely verse lies a searching
soul, wrestling with and yearning for God. Hopkins writes from a
Christian background, and yet his themes speak to people of all
faiths who seek a deeper understanding of the presence of God in
all of life. This beautiful sampling of Hopkins's poetry offers a
glimpse into his unique spiritual vision that continues to inspire
readers throughout the world. The poems unite his two devotions,
presenting mystical images of Christ in the natural world, which
serve as a window through which you might also begin to see the
Divine Presence in the world around you.
Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of English poetry's most brilliant
stylistic innovators, and one of the most distinguished poets of
any age. However, during his lifetime he was known not as a poet
but as a Jesuit priest, and his faith was essential to his work.
His writings combine an intense feeling for nature with an ecstatic
awareness of its divine origins, most remarkably expressed in his
magnificent and highly original 'sprung rhythm.'
This collection contains not only all of Hopkins' significant
poetry, but also selections from his journals, sermons, and
letters, all chosen for their spiritual guidance and insight.
Hopkins didn't allow the publication of most of his poems during
his lifetime, so his genius was not appreciated until after his
death. Now, more than a hundred years later, his words are still a
source of inspiration and sheer infectious joy in the radiance of
God's creation.
Sacred Adventure is an initial consideration of Christianity, God's
call, and the human response. The contributors are not catechists,
but theologians who, after St. Anselm, see theology as faith
seeking understanding. The text targets those who seek to
understand Christianity and its theology. The essays highlight the
interconnectedness and distinct features of religion as they seek
to hear and respond to God's call. The authors are well-known
theological thinkers and writers, including Cardinal Avery Dulles,
SJ, and younger emerging scholars. The book discusses issues of
faith, religion, and theology from the scripture perspectives;
Thomas's proofs of the existence of God; the early church;
liberation theology; and feminism.
How did a Catholic priest who died a failure become one of the
world’s greatest poets? Discover in his own words the struggle
for faith that gave birth to some of the best spiritual poetry of
all time. Gerard Manley Hopkins deserves his place among the
greatest poets in the English language. He ranks seventh among the
most frequently reprinted English-language poets, surpassed only by
Shakespeare, Donne, Blake, Dickinson, Yeats, and Wordsworth. Yet
when the English Jesuit priest died of typhoid fever at age
forty-four, he considered his life a failure. He never would have
suspected that his poems, which would not be published for another
twenty-nine years, would eventually change the course of modern
poetry and influence such poets as W. H. Auden, Dylan Thomas,
Robert Lowell, John Berryman, Geoffrey Hill, and Seamus Heaney.
Like his contemporaries Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, Hopkins
revolutionized poetic language. And yet we love Hopkins not only
for his literary genius but for the hard-won faith that finds
expression in his verse. Who else has captured the thunderous voice
of God and the grandeur of his creation on the written page as
Hopkins has? Seamlessly weaving together selections from
Hopkins’s poems, letters, journals, and sermons, Peggy Ellsberg
lets the poet tell the story of a life-long struggle with faith
that gave birth to some of the best poetry of all time. Even
readers who spurn religious language will find in Hopkins a
refreshing, liberating way to see God’s hand at work in the
world.
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