Portrait of a Poet: Gerard Manley Hopkins

Synopsis

Using a series of monologues based on extracts from Hopkins’ letters, journals and poems, traces his changing mood from youthful religious fervour to the confused isolation of his final years in Dublin.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1989

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

Reviewed by Sean Coughlan in TES, 16 Feb 90, p37.
Available in the USA only from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.

Documentation

The poems are collected in the accompanying book, along with letters, diary entries and a brief critical survey.

Subjects

English language and literature

Keywords

Hopkins, Gerard Manley; poetry

Credits

Writer

Peter Gale

Distributor

Name

Picture Publishing Company

Address

108, Clarendon Road
LONDON
W11