The Wreck of the Deutschland

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The Wreck of the Deutschland is a 35-stanza ode by Gerard Manley Hopkins with Christian themes, composed in 1875 and 1876, though not published until 1918. [1] [2] 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.

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The poem has attracted considerable critical attention, [3] and is often considered Hopkins' masterpiece because of its length, ambition, and use of sprung rhythm and instress.

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  1. Online text and basic information
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