The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins — 1st Edition

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The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins — 1st Edition

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The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Maria R. Lichtmann — 1st Edition

Publication: Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1989.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 242.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The blue cloth binding remains exceptionally tight and remarkably clean, entirely free from shelf-wear, retaining its sharp corners and brilliant silver gilt lettering to the spine. The internal pages are bright, crisp, and completely devoid of foxing, marks, or creases, suggesting the volume has been scarcely opened. The unclipped dust jacket remains fully intact with vivid colouring, exhibiting only faint, superficial rubbing to the extremities and a minuscule trace of sun-fading to the spine panel.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first printing of this scholarly examination of Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetics. Published by the Princeton University Press in 1989, this monograph explores Hopkins's use of parallelism as both a structural device and a theological expression. Bound in the publisher's original cloth and printed on high-quality acid-free paper, this edition represents a durable academic production.

Original hardcover first editions of this title in such well-preserved condition, retaining a clean and bright dust jacket, are increasingly uncommon on the open market.

Many original printings went directly into institutional libraries or show heavy handling, while the majority of current circulation consists of modern print-on-demand softcovers.

In The Contemplative Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Maria R. Lichtmann offers a profound re-evaluation of the Victorian Jesuit poet's literary architecture. Moving beyond traditional interpretations, the author argues that Hopkins's pervasive use of parallelism, a technique echoing biblical structures, was not merely an aesthetic choice but a profound theological praxis. By meticulously analysing his major poems, Lichtmann demonstrates how this rhythmic and semantic echoing mirrors the poet's contemplative vision of a unified, incarnational universe, rendering this study essential reading for scholars of Victorian literature and religious poetry alike.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Maria R. Lichtmann

Book Publisher: Princeton University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 242

Book Publication Year: 1989

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Princeton, New Jersey, United States

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