The Dream of Gerontius: The Annotated Study Edition

ISBN: 1725741938

Author: Newman, Cardinal

Condition: New

Novissima hora est; and I fain would sleep, The pain has wearied me.... Into Thy hands, O Lord, into Thy hands.... Cardinal Newmans classic poetical account of the dying mans struggle, and his souls subsequent descent into Purgatory, is here reissued by CBy in a comprehensive students edition, featuring full annotations, metrical analysis and an introduction by Maurice Francis Egan, and a biographical note on the life of the author. Gerontius is primarily known today for the musical setting it inspired by Edward Elgar, but in this edition, stripped of the music, the beauty of Newmans verse is lain bare, with its universal messages of death, loss, and the eventual hope of redemption: Farewell, but not for ever! brother dear, Be brave and patient on thy bed of sorrow; Swiftly shall pass thy night of trial here, And I will come and wake thee on the morrow.