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| | Hopkins Preface by Rev. Thomas Ryan, C.S.P., Book Review in America, the Catholic magazine with book reviews, news, ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Hopkins (1844-89), a Jesuit priest, is one of the world’s finest poets of nature and spirituality, as well a major experimenter in sound and rhythm. |
 | | Facts: the poet died at age 44 (not 45), began studying theology in 1874 (not 1875), was curate in London in 1878 (not 1877). |
 | | The book is better on mysticism, which Father Ryan defines in popular terms: “In the Catholic tradition of Christian faith, mysticism is essentially a deeply human life.... |
| www.americamagazine.org /BookReview.cfm?textID=3818&articletypeid=31&issueID (508 words) |
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