The Wreck of the Deutschland

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'The Wreck of the Deutschland' is a long poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins with Christian themes, composed in 1875 and 1876, though not published until 1918.[1] The poem depicts the shipwreck of the SS Deutschland. Among those killed in the shipwreck were five Franciscan nuns forced to leave Germany by the Falk Laws; the poem is dedicated to their memory.

In the 90 years since the poem's publication, it has attracted considerable critical attention[2], and is often considered Hopkins' masterpiece.

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  1. ^ Online text and basic information
  2. ^ Readings of the Wreck. Ed. Peter Milward and Raymond Schoder. Chicago: University of Loyola Press, 1976.