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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... darkness deepens ; Lord , with me abide— Here the alliteration of ' fast falls ' balances that of ' darkness deepens ' , and between them is a middle point , ' eventide ' . The outside balance is provided by ' Abide with me ' and ' with ...
... darkness deepens ; Lord , with me abide— Here the alliteration of ' fast falls ' balances that of ' darkness deepens ' , and between them is a middle point , ' eventide ' . The outside balance is provided by ' Abide with me ' and ' with ...
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A Critical and Historical Study John Richard Watson. The darkness which is dispelled is characteristic of Heber , for whom ' dark ' , ' darkness ' , ' darker ' , and ' darksome ' were favourite words.22 As a concept , darkness has an ...
A Critical and Historical Study John Richard Watson. The darkness which is dispelled is characteristic of Heber , for whom ' dark ' , ' darkness ' , ' darker ' , and ' darksome ' were favourite words.22 As a concept , darkness has an ...
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... darkness of the mind , or the darkness of coming death , or of bereavement , as it was for Tennyson , and as it was for Lyte , who portrays the darkness of a life where helpers have failed and comforts fled . So the first two lines set ...
... darkness of the mind , or the darkness of coming death , or of bereavement , as it was for Tennyson , and as it was for Lyte , who portrays the darkness of a life where helpers have failed and comforts fled . So the first two lines set ...
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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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