Preface to Hopkins

An authoritative guide to the life and works of Hopkins, for those who require a good introduction from which to explore the author's works more fully.

List of contents

Part one The Poet in his Setting; Chapter 1 Chronological table; Chapter 1a Hopkins's life; Chapter 2 Religious background; Chapter 3 Literary background; Part two Critical Survey; Introduction; Chapter 5 The Wreck of the Deutschland; Chapter 6 The Starlight Night; Chapter 7 The Windhover: To Christ our Lord; Chapter 8 Hurrahing in Harvest; Chapter 9 Henry Purcell; Chapter 10 Felix Randal; Chapter 11 Inversnaid; Chapter 12 'As kingfishers catch fire'; Chapter 13 Spelt from Sibyl's Leaves; Chapter 14 (Carrion Comfort); Chapter 15 That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the comfort of the Resurrection; Part three Reference Section; Chapter 16 Gazetteer; Chapter 17 Short biographies; Chapter 18 Further reading;

About the author

Storey, Graham

Summary

An authoritative guide to the life and works of Hopkins, for those who require a good introduction from which to explore the author's works more fully.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Storey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138836068
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83606-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Preface Books; Preface Books
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies