Touching God : Hopkins and Love Hardback
by Duc Dau
Part of the Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series series
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‘Touching God: Hopkins and Love’ is the first book devoted to love in the writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins, illuminating our understanding of him as a romantic poet.
Discussions of desire in Hopkins’ poetry have focused on his unrequited attraction to men.
In contrast, Duc Dau turns to Luce Irigaray and Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s theories of mutual touch to uncover the desire Hopkins cultivated and celebrated: his love for Christ. ‘Touching God’ demonstrates how descriptions of touching played a vital role in the poet’s vision of spiritual eroticism.
Forging a new way of reading desire and the body in Hopkins’ writings, the work offers fresh interpretations of his poetry.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:158 pages
- Publisher:Anthem Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2012
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- ISBN:9780857284433
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:158 pages
- Publisher:Anthem Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780857284433
