Description
Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the most beloved English-language poets of all time, lived a life charged with religious drama and vision. The product of a High-Church Anglican family, Hopkins eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and became a priest--after which he stopped writing poetry for many years and became completely estranged from his Protestant family.
A Heart Lost in Wonder provides perspective on the life and work of Gerard Manley Hopkins through both religious and literary interpretation. Catharine Randall tells the story of Hopkins's intense, charged, and troubled life, and along the way shows readers the riches of religious insight he packed into his poetry. By exploring the poet's inner life and the Victorian world in which he lived, Randall helps readers to understand better the context and vision of his astonishing and enduring work.
Author: Catharine Randall
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/28/2020
Pages: 195
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780802877703
ISBN10: 0802877702
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Christianity | Literature & the Arts
About the Author
Catharine Randall is scholar in residence in religion at Dartmouth College. She is the author of numerous books including Earthly Treasures, The Wisdom of Animals, and From a Far Country.