Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

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)

* 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

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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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Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

526 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 22, 2013

About the author

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose 20th-century fame established him posthumously among the leading Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially sprung rhythm) and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.

Reviews

[Vicky Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hopkins' work is a bit diverse, in that the poetry is quite a different experience from the prose. The poetry seems to have aged better than the prose.

At any rate, it was the poetry which carried the sublime beauty of his language and word play. Though all his work reveals a deep emotional intelligence, the prose is more that of the intellectual 'thinker.' His poems are as different from speaking as dance is from sitting in an armchair.

I highly recommend his work overall, but think the poetry would have more general appeal.

[william ellison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praise God ( Barebones)

Beautiful poetry, fascinating letters and journal that reveals the precision of his artist's mind before nature. A truly likeable character emerges from this compilation and one wonders if his sacrifice wasn't too much and whether he could have found God's love in friendship and family as much as in cold priesthood. But it is beyond doubt that his spiritual progress came first in his priorities and continues to shine through his gift for language.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strange man, and strange poetry. I tend to not like poetry that I have to decipher, and I feel that Hopkins' poems are above my pay grade as a reader.

[Kevin Stilley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried really hard to enjoy this book, but I just could not connect with it