The Hound of Heaven
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A speaker fleeing the love of God supplies the central image of Francis Thompson's religious poem. The introduction explains the hound as a figure for divine pursuit, directed toward the speaker's love rather than a chase through physical space. This edition includes illustrations by Stella Langdale and a substantial introductory essay, giving readers a way into the poem's spiritual ideas as well as its verse.
The essay records disagreement about Thompson's poetry, setting skeptical judgments beside enthusiastic responses from fellow writers. It also describes his circumstances, the help of literary friends, and his later contributions to newspapers and journals. Readers interested in English religious poetry can use these pages to consider how personal faith becomes poetic language, while the discussion of his reception shows how differently that language struck its first critics.
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- Francis Thompson
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- Classical Poetry
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