Gerard Manley Hopkins

Biographical and critical essays supplement all of Hopkins' finished and fragmentary works.

A collection of poems, letters, and journal entries written by Gerard Manley Hopkins after he entered the Society of Jesus.

"Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) is one of English poetry's most brilliant 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. This collection contains not only all of Hopkins's significant poetry, but also selections from his journals, sermons, and letters, all chosen for their spiritual guidance and insight. His...

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