GERARD MANLEYHOPKINS Hardback - 2008
by Mariani, Paul
An insightful and inspirationalbiography of the heroic andspiritual poet.
Gerard Manley Hopkins (18441889) may wellhave been the most original and innovative poet writingin the English language during the nineteenth century.Yet his story of personal struggle, doubt, intense introspection,and inward heroism has never been told fully.As a Jesuit priest, Hopkins's descent into loneliness anddespair and his subsequent recovery are a remarkableand inspiring spiritual journey that will speak to manyreaders, regardless of their faith or philosophies.
Paul Mariani, an award-winning poet himself andauthor of a number of biographies of literary figures,brilliantly integrates Hopkins's spiritual life and hisliterary life to create a rich and compelling portrait of aman whose work and life continue to speak to readersa century after his death.
Summary
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844?1889) may well have been the most original and innovative poet writing in the English language during the nineteenth century. Yet his story of personal struggle, doubt, intense introspection, and inward heroism has never been told fully. As a Jesuit priest, Hopkins?s descent into loneliness and despair and his subsequent recovery are a remarkable and inspiring spiritual journey that will speak to many readers, regardless of their faith or philosophies.
Paul Mariani, an award-winning poet himself and author of a number of biographies of literary figures, brilliantly integrates Hopkins?s spiritual life and his literary life to create a rich and compelling portrait of a man whose work and life continue to speak to readers a century after his death.
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- Title GERARD MANLEYHOPKINS
- Author Mariani, Paul
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 496
- Language EN
- Publisher Viking Adult, New York
- Date 2008-10-30
- ISBN 9780670020317
Media reviews
“A revealing portrait of a unique talent, a deeply religious artist who saw God’s wonder and mystery in all.”-Kirkus Reviews
“The strength of this meticulous chronicle of the 19th-century Jesuit is the author’s focus on the inner life of a poet who was critically acclaimed after his death and almost unknown in his lifetime…fascinating. There is much to learn from this portrayal of an opinionated, often depressed yet likable priest-poet.”-Publishers Weekly
“Mariani retraces a torturous spiritual journey with the same acumen that has won praise for his biographies of Lowell, Williams, and Berryman. Literary scholarship informed by rare passion.”-Booklist
“Fantastic, absolutely first-rate; a true page-turner that superbly explains Hopkins’s conversion to Catholicism, his poetic genius, and his intellectual daring, while correcting earlier misconceptions that Hopkins was a failure as a Jesuit. With a novelist’s eye for the crucial detail, Paul Mariani has isolated the key moments in the life and constructed a narrative that gives evidence on every page that it was written not just from the head but from the heart.”-Ron Hansen, author of Mariette in Ecstasy and Exiles
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