The Hound Of Heaven Av Francis Thompson

<p><b>The Classic Victorian poem about Christian angst that still speaks to modern audiences. Accompanied by illustrations that deepen the meaning of the poem.</b><br><br> A portable paperback version of a long poem by the Catholic Victorian poet Francis Thompson that grapples with our relationship with God and faith. <i>The Hound of Heaven</i> was written in 1890, but it foresaw the 20th century themes of existentialism and anxiety in modern times. This poem was much loved by Christian-influenced authors like G. K. Chesterton, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis, and in turn informed their own writing. <br><br> ¿[A] treat in store for you is the edition of the perennial Catholic classic. Francis Thompson''s <i>The Hound of Heaven.</i> Jean Young provides beautiful new illustration for this poem. Thompson tells the familiar story of the sinner''s flight from God, and God''s even more insistent pursuit of the erring soul. . . . The poem has major appeal on many levels. . . . This little e