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Gerard Manley Hopkins

1844 – 1889

English poet (1844–1889)

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · United Kingdom
  • British
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About

Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovator, as did his praise of God through vivid use of imagery and nature.

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1844 – 1889
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