The Hound of Heaven
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The Hound of Heaven is a famous late 19th-century religious poem by Francis Thompson that vividly portrays God's relentless pursuit of the human soul.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hound of Heaven canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
dramatic readings
ⓘ
musical settings ⓘ prose devotional works ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic spirituality
ⓘ
English Catholic literary revival ⓘ |
| author | Francis Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralImage | God as a pursuing hound ⓘ |
| circulation | widely anthologized ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Merry England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian devotional literature
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasMotive | speaker's attempt to flee from God ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | recognition of God's persistent grace ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | metaphor of a hound pursuing its quarry ⓘ |
| inCollection | Poems of Francis Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Christian authors
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Christian devotional writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | irregular meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Christian spirituality
ⓘ
portrayal of God's relentless love ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| reception | highly regarded in Christian circles ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
C. S. Lewis
NERFINISHED
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G. K. Chesterton NERFINISHED ⓘ J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| style |
highly figurative language
ⓘ
intense emotional tone ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
ⓘ
theological commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
God's pursuit of the human soul
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conversion ⓘ divine grace ⓘ flight from God ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Thompson