Immortal Diamond (Image Pocket Classics) - Softcover

Hopkins, Gerard Manley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385478461 ISBN 13: 9780385478465

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1995

Synopsis

Gerard Manley Hopkins's verse contains the unique paradox of a poet-priest who wanted to evoke the spiritual essence of nature sensuously, and to communicate this revelation using innovative technique and natural language. This collection gives voice to his feelings of intense spiritual longing. Through his exceptional ability as a writer, Hopkins created tuneless expressions of the eternal religious expressions that will find resonance with contemporary spiritual seekers. Longing and faith -- both constant elements of spirituality -- are here so exquisitely expressed as to give this collection great meaning for today. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was a Jesuit priest and poet. Although his body of work is small, he ranks high among English poets and was extremely influential on twentieth-century poetry.

About this title

Synopsis:

Gerard Manley Hopkin's verse embodies the paradox of a Jesuit poet-priest who sought to evoke the spiritual essence of nature sensuously. This small but powerfully resonant collection captures both his intense longing and his passionate faith in exquisitely modulated language that will echo in the souls of the spiritual seekers of today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0385478461
• ISBN 13: 9780385478465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160