Gerard Manley Hopkins

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" One of the most important events in the life of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, an event that shaped his life and colored his poetry, was his religious conversion while attending Oxford University. A number of factors converged in his decision to switch affiliations. He first came under the sway of the Anglican High Church and the Oxford Movement and then was influenced by the great Catholic John Henry Newman. It was clear he was searching for a deep religious experience and was uncertain where to find it:

From its first stirrings in him, Hopkins's quest for oneness was a spiritual odyssey and adventure. Philosophy took its place there at his side but only as a ready squire to aid and support the Christian knight setting forth "to conquer the whole country."

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