| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Early influences -- Hopkins's drawings -- 'Dapple' : Hopkins and architecture -- Art criticism -- Gerard, Arthur, and the illustrated press -- Hopkins, the countryman and the new sculpture -- Theories of vision |
| Summary |
In her fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Catherine Phillips uses letters, new archival material, and contemporary publications to reconstruct the visual world Gerard Manley Hopkins knew between 1862 and 1889 - with its illustrated journals, art exhibitions, Gothic architecture, photographic shows, and changing art criticism - and to show how it was connected to the startling originality of his writing. - ;Gerard Manley Hopkins initially planned to become a poet-artist. For five years he trained his eye, learned about contemporary art and architecture, and made friends in the Pre-Ra |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-285) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889.
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Art and literature.
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Art, Victorian.
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Poets, English -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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History.
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Illustrated works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008297244 |
| ISBN |
0191528196 (electronic bk.) |
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0198238940 |
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0199230803 (Cloth) |
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1281150320 |
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6611150323 |
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9780191528194 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198238942 |
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9780199230808 (Cloth) |
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9781281150325 |
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9786611150327 |
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