Is gerard manley hopkins supposed to be extremely difficult to read through or am i just lacking in my early 1800s English comprehension.
I can hardly understand most of his descriptions, and have to constantly resort to googling, whether it's architecture or mentions of a 100 gems and flowers.
I'd like to enjoy him but I find it difficult with my lack of knowledge.
i remember reading some of his poetry (tfw jesuit education) in high school and not really struggling with it but he is meant to be kind of experimental for his era
I found Hopkins really difficult, too, but not for the word choice (although of course there are words I have to look up). I just find the style tough to decipher. I recognize he was innovative and all that, but it sounds so strange and almost quaint to my ears.
>>8036383
I'm just starting to read poetry, i'm familiar with older english books and the dialect, but he has such a command of language which i guess i don't have and i just struggle to wrap my head around it.
I have a book of keats poetry and wordsworth, do you think i'd fair better with them?
>>8036389
Ya i know he was unorthodox for his time , i wish style was the only thing i had to worry about though.
