"This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together all Hopkins's poetry and a generous selection of his prose writings to give the essence of his work and thinking." Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) was one of the most innovative of nineteenth-century poets, who strove, during his tragically short life, to reconcile his religious and artistic vocations. This edition, which demonstrates the range of his interests, includes all his poetry, from best-known works such as 'The Wreck of the Deutschland' and 'The Windhover' to translations, foreign-language poems, play and verse fragments, and the recently discovered poem 'Consule Jones'. In addition, there are excerpts from Hopkins's journals, letters, and spiritual writings. The poems are printed in chronological order to show Hopkins's changing preoccupations and all the texts have been established from the manuscripts.