Gerard Manley Hopkins (Routledge Guides to Literature), Easson 9780415273237..

Taylor & Francis

Gerard Manley HopkinsAuthor(s): Angus Easson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415273237, 978-0415273237\nSynopsis\nGerard Manley Hopkins was among the most innovative writers of the Victorian period. Experimental and idiosyncratic, his work remains important for any student of nineteenth-century literature and culture.\n\nThis guide to Hopkins life and work offers:\n\na detailed account of Hopkins life and creative development\nan extensive introduction to Hopkins poems, their critical history and the many interpretations of his work\ncross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism \nsuggestions for further reading.\n\nPart of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Hopkins work and seeking not only a guide to the poems, but a way through the wealth of context.