PART TWO: OXFORD.

The article highlights the life of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins at the University of Oxford in England. It states that much of the mid-century rebuilding in the place was undertaken from ambition, from the desire to be up-to-date and even from mere impatience at untidiness. It mentions that Hopkins ha...

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Publicado en:Hopkins Quarterly Vol. 37; no. 1-4; pp. 132 - 181
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: International Hopkins Association Winter/Spring2010
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Sumario:The article highlights the life of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins at the University of Oxford in England. It states that much of the mid-century rebuilding in the place was undertaken from ambition, from the desire to be up-to-date and even from mere impatience at untidiness. It mentions that Hopkins had enough money at Oxford to live by the same standards as his friends. It notes that his acceptance and enjoyment of the ways of undergraduate life became an important index of his character.