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- Title
Hopkins's Kestrel: "The Windhover," 1877–1884.
- Authors
Owens, Thomas
- Abstract
The article offers the first full account of the textual genesis of the poem "The Windhover," by Gerard Manley Hopkins situating the revisions made to the poem between 1877 and 1884 in their specific social and theological contexts to clarify the spiritual axis along which it was written. Topics include tracing the poem's compositional history also has significant implications for understanding Hopkins's verse craft and the development of sprung rhythm.
- Subjects
WINDHOVER, The (Poem : Hopkins); HOPKINS, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889; SOCIAL context; RHYTHM; POETICS
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2019, Vol 57, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/vp.2019.0004