Vocation in the Poetry of the Priest-poets George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and R.S. Thomas
- ISBN-10
- 0773465707
- ISBN-13
- 9780773465701
- Pages
- 267
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edwin Mellen Press
- Author
- Tim McKenzie
Description
This study examines the theme of vocation in the writing of three poets who were also priests: George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and R.S. Thomas. Although their work spans four centuries, each of these men addressed the vocational conflicts faced by all priest-poets since the Reformation. The a
