Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Gerard Manley Hopkins’ experimental use of prosody and imagery has earned him the posthumous fame of being a daring innovator in a period dominated by traditional verse. The Delphi Poets Series edition of Hopkins offers the complete poetical works, with beautiful illustrations and a treasure trove of prose works to complement the poetry. (Version 1)

Description

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hopkins’ life and works
* An informative introduction to the life and poetry of Hopkins
* Excellent formatting of the poems, with line numbers – ideal for students
* Special chronological, alphabetical and traditional numerical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Hopkins’ letters – spend hours exploring the poet’s personal correspondence to friends and family
* Special non-fiction section, with rare sermons and the seminal essay ON THE ORIGIN OF BEAUTY
* Also features Hopkins’ journals and diaries
* Features a bonus biography – discover Hopkins’ literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

CONTENTS:

The Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins
BRIEF INTRODUCTION: GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS

The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ORIGINAL NUMERICAL ORDER

The Non-Fiction
ON THE ORIGIN OF BEAUTY: A PLATONIC DIALOGUE
SERMONS AND OTHER NON-FICTION WORKS

The Letters
LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS

The Journals and Diaries
LIST OF ENTRIES

The Biography
GERARD HOPKINS by Katherine Brégy

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