| A Commentary on the Sonnets of G.M. Hopkins Revised Edition Contributor(s): Milward S. J., Peter (Author), Tylenda, Joseph N. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 082940936X ISBN-13: 9780829409369 Publisher: Loyola Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 Annotation: In the tradition of Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, and Milton, Jesuit poet Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote a series of metaphysical and religious, personal and descriptive sonnets from 1877 until his death in 1889. Here, Father Milward presents all 31 Hopkins sonnets followed by line-by-line commentary, often incorporating Hopkins' own criticisms and letters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| LCCN: 96038108 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.46" W x 8.54" (0.57 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1969, Milward's "A Commentary On The Sonnets Of G.M. Hopkins" has-become a classic of Hopkins criticism. In the tradition of Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, and Milton, Jesuit poet Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote a series of acclaimed metaphysical and religious, personal and descriptive sonnets from 1877 until his death in 1889. Here Father Milward presents all 31 Hopkins sonnets followed by line-by-line commentary, often incorporating Hopkins' own criticisms and letters. This new edition, with its new biographical introduction by Joseph J. Feeney, S.J., preserves the freshness of Milward's original text while speaking to a new generation of Hopkins readers. |