Selected Prose (Oxford Standard Authors)

HOPKINS, Gerard Manley

Literature & Fiction

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press, 1980. Trade paperback. (ISBN 0-19-281272-6) Edited by Gerald Roberts. Lovely cover illustration: detail from "Bluebells and other Flowers Growing Round a Tree Stump" by H. Larpent Roberts, Private Collection. Good copy, pages browning, good wrappers. Gerard Manley Hopkins became a Catholic in 1866 at the age of twenty-two and joined the Society of Jesus two years later. It was after this that he wrote the poetry that brought him posthumous fame, but his prose writings, here in Gerald Robert's fully annotated selection, bring us closer to the man and show the development of his struggle between conflicting vocations. His intelligence was wide-ranging, and he possessed great versatility. In his Journal he expressed his love of nature, often in the subtle, highly unconventional style of his verse, while his sermons vary from graceful eloquence to quaint simplicity. In the letters to his family and friends (starting in 1862, and including many to Robert Bridges), he writes of everyday incidents and contemporary politics, and also of literary matters and his own innovations, among them the development of 'sprung rhythm'; but the letters also lay are is intense religious conviction, often urged insistently on his correspondents, and bear witness to the domestic and inner drama of his conversion. The picture that emerges is fascinating and deeply moving: Hopkins was bitterly aware that in emulating his hero, Christ, who 'held himself back', he was deliberately repressing his own genius. Literature, biography, religion.

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Now recognized as a major poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most creative and influential writers of the nineteenth century. His poems, reflecting his whole-hearted involvement in all aspects of life, reveal his sense of vocation as both priest and poet, as well as his love of beauty, and his search for a unifying sacramental view of creation. This fully annotated selection offers many of his best-known poems, including "The Windhover," "Felix Randall," "Pied Beauty," "Spring and Fall," and "Carrion Comfort."

Poetry

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) has long been admired as a letterwriter for the vividness, sense of humor, and honesty with which he expressed his opinions. Although he died young, his life overlapped with some of the great poets--Wordsworth, Tennyson, Yeats, Robert Bridges--of the Victorian era, and his comments on them are astute and revealing. This collection, drawn from the three volumes edited by C.C. Abbott, covers the whole period of Hopkins's life, adding some important and lesser-known letters that have only recently come to light. Ranging in date from his school days to his final years in Dublin, the letters include correspondence with his German master at Highgate, a rare letter written during the course of his priestly duties, one to an Irish colleague on the political situation in Ireland, a late letter to his brother Everard on art and poetry, and various other letters to his Oxford friends, to John Henry Newman and Coventry Patmore, and to his family. Together they reveal a man of great warmth who had a wonderful perception of natural beauty, and deep religious ardor.

Selected Letters (Oxford Letters and Memoirs)

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) is now recognized as a major poet of striking originality and is widely admired for his particularly vivid expression of feeling. This selection, chosen from the award-winning Oxford Authors critical edition, includes most of the larger fragments and all of his major English poems, such as "The Blessed Virgin," "No Worst," "The Windhover," "Pied Beauty" and "The Wreck of the Deutschland." The poems are illuminated further by extensive Notes and a useful Introduction to Hopkins's life and poetry.

Selected Poetry (The World's Classics)

British & Irish

Selected Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)

Dramas & Plays

This authoritative edition brings together all of Hopkins's poetry and a generous selection of his prose writings to explore 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.

Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

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

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

This long-awaited complete edition of Hopkins's poetry offers serious students far more guidance than has ever been available. The texts are arranged chronologically, rhythms are clarified, thousands of words and phrases are annotated for the first time, and far greater attention is paid to his neglected early output. Compiled by one of the world's leading Hopkins scholars, the book includes an introduction, extensive commentary, and headnotes for each poem setting out intellectual or biographical background and critical responses.

The Poetical Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (|c OET |t Oxford English Texts)

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) is now recognized as a major poet of striking originality and is widely admired for his particularly vivid expression of feeling. This selection, chosen from the award-winning Oxford Authors critical edition, includes most of the larger fragments and all of his major English poems, such as "The Blessed Virgin," "No Worst," "The Windhover," "Pied Beauty" and "The Wreck of the Deutschland." The poems are illuminated further by extensive Notes and a useful Introduction to Hopkins's life and poetry. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Selected Prose (Oxford Standard Authors)

Selected Prose (Oxford Standard Authors)

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Selected Letters (Oxford Letters and Memoirs)

Selected Poetry (The World's Classics)

Selected Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)

Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

The Poetical Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (|c OET |t Oxford English Texts)

Selected Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)