E-Lecture - Background of the Poet

Gerald Manley Hopkins was born on 28th July, 1884 at Stratford, Essex, England. He was one of the greatest poets of the Victorian Era (18th-19th Century social revolution). He burnt all his poems and did not write for many years when he decided to become a priest. His major themes were based on ‘’nature’’ and ‘’religion.’’ He died on 8th June, 1889 at Dublin, Ireland.

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