Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Robert Bridges (1844 - 1930) and Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 - 1889)

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89) was an English poet, educated at Oxford. Entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1866 and the Jesuit novitiate in 1868, he was ordained in 1877. Upon becoming a Jesuit he burned much of his early verse and abandoned the writing of poetry. However, the sinking in 1875 of a German ship carrying five Franciscan nuns, exiles from Germany, inspired him to write one of his most impressive poems “The Wreck of the Deutschland.” Thereafter he produced his best poetry, including “God’s Grandeur,” “The Windhover,” “The Leaden Echo,” and “The Golden Echo.” (Summary by Bartleby)
Editor: Robert S. Bridges (1844-1930)

Genre(s): Poetry, Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Part 00a: Editor’s Preface to Notes Linda Leu
00:23:43
Play 01 Part 00b: Author’s Preface Linda Leu
00:12:08
Play 02 Part 00c: Editor’s Notes to Author’s Preface Linda Leu
00:03:03
Play 03 Part 01: Poems 1-4 Linda Leu
00:28:40
Play 04 Part 01b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 01-04 Linda Leu
00:18:30
Play 05 Part 02: Poems 5-14 Linda Leu
00:16:10
Play 06 Part 02b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 05-14 Linda Leu
00:08:58
Play 07 Part 03: Poems 15-24 Linda Leu
00:25:30
Play 08 Part 03b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 15-24 Linda Leu
00:13:09
Play 09 Part 04: Poems 25-34 Linda Leu
00:15:03
Play 10 Part 04b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 25-34 Linda Leu
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Play 11 Part 05: Poems 35-39 Linda Leu
00:17:41
Play 12 Part 05b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 35-39 Linda Leu
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Play 13 Part 06: Poems 40-51 Linda Leu
00:21:34
Play 14 Part 06b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 40-51 Linda Leu
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Play 15 Part 07: Poems 52-58 Linda Leu
00:20:25
Play 16 Part 07b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 52-58 Linda Leu
00:04:06
Play 17 Part 08: Poems 59-74 Linda Leu
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Play 18 Part 08b: Editor’s Notes to Poems 59-74 Linda Leu
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