George Buchanan (1506-82) was the most distinguished Scottish humanist of the sixteenth century with an unparalleled contemporary reputation as a Latin poet, playwright, historian and political theorist. This title explores the subsequent influence of his ideas and his contested reputation as a political ideologue and cultural icon.

A biographical and critical account of the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, (1844-1889) and his involvement with religion and literature, specifically Christian poetry. Included are accounts of his contemporaries, such as Christina Rossetti and John Henry Newman.

Drawing on historical and cultural studies of Victorian Catholicism, along with Hopkins's writings, Muller shows how the melancholy trajectory of the Jesuit poet's career mimics the deflation of Catholic hopes during the second half of Victoria's reign.