The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical StudyClarendon Press, 1997 - 552 Seiten Why do people sing hymns? Are hymns poetry? What makes a good hymn? The author discusses the nature of hymns and their particular appeal, examines the English hymn as a literary form, and systematically describes its development through four centuries, from the Reformation to the mid-twentieth century. |
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... appears complete ; Nor wit can guess , nor reason prove Which of the letters best is writ , The power , the wisdom , or the love . The words , power , wisdom , and love , are ' read ' against the usual expecta- tions of the narrative ...
... appears complete ; Nor wit can guess , nor reason prove Which of the letters best is writ , The power , the wisdom , or the love . The words , power , wisdom , and love , are ' read ' against the usual expecta- tions of the narrative ...
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... appear , Appear on the clouds of the sky ! The imagery is that of a baroque ceiling , or altarpiece : it is evidence of an intensity , which is found partly in this love of bold imagery : Then let us sit beneath his cross , And gladly ...
... appear , Appear on the clouds of the sky ! The imagery is that of a baroque ceiling , or altarpiece : it is evidence of an intensity , which is found partly in this love of bold imagery : Then let us sit beneath his cross , And gladly ...
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... appears , it switches from this thumb - suck- ing egotism to a highly developed super - ego , either punishing or ... appear ridiculous to a more sophisticated age , and are sung with ironic enthusiasm as a joke . 12 E. P. Thompson , The ...
... appears , it switches from this thumb - suck- ing egotism to a highly developed super - ego , either punishing or ... appear ridiculous to a more sophisticated age , and are sung with ironic enthusiasm as a joke . 12 E. P. Thompson , The ...
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The State of the Art | 1 |
The Singing of Hymns and the Experience of Metre | 22 |
The Whole Booke of Psalmes | 42 |
Urheberrecht | |
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