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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... effect , the spoken voice shaping the verse , and the verse form shaping the speech.30 29 Puttenham , The Arte of English Poesie , 221 . 30 This effect has been acutely observed and well described by O. B. Hardison , Jr .: ' Syn- tax ...
... effect , the spoken voice shaping the verse , and the verse form shaping the speech.30 29 Puttenham , The Arte of English Poesie , 221 . 30 This effect has been acutely observed and well described by O. B. Hardison , Jr .: ' Syn- tax ...
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... effects ; ' full ... all ... all ' , ' royally ... rode ' , ' wings ... winds ' , ' Cher- ub ... Cherubins ' . The biblical text and Sternhold's art of rhetoric combine to produce an effect that is breath - taking in its majestic ...
... effects ; ' full ... all ... all ' , ' royally ... rode ' , ' wings ... winds ' , ' Cher- ub ... Cherubins ' . The biblical text and Sternhold's art of rhetoric combine to produce an effect that is breath - taking in its majestic ...
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... effect : in A Book for Boys and Girls ( 1686 ) much of the pleasure comes from seeing Christian ideas and emblems neatly parcelled up into rhymes . On one occasion , ' Of Man by Nature ' , the effect is spectacular : From God he's a ...
... effect : in A Book for Boys and Girls ( 1686 ) much of the pleasure comes from seeing Christian ideas and emblems neatly parcelled up into rhymes . On one occasion , ' Of Man by Nature ' , the effect is spectacular : From God he's a ...
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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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