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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... pattern of a line is part of the larger pattern which is the verse . James Montgomery described it as a rivulet ' falling into the general stream ' of the verse : The syllables in every division ought to ' ripple like a rivulet ' , one ...
... pattern of a line is part of the larger pattern which is the verse . James Montgomery described it as a rivulet ' falling into the general stream ' of the verse : The syllables in every division ought to ' ripple like a rivulet ' , one ...
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... pattern is one in which straightforward first and third lines are suc- ceeded by more complex second and fourth ones . The word - order of line I has a suspension , but is fairly simple ; whereas line 2 is inverted — it should be ...
... pattern is one in which straightforward first and third lines are suc- ceeded by more complex second and fourth ones . The word - order of line I has a suspension , but is fairly simple ; whereas line 2 is inverted — it should be ...
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... pattern : And his shelter was a stable , And his cradle was a stall . The same combination of clarity and pattern - repetition is found in Alex- ander's greatest hymn : He died that we might be forgiven , He died to make us good , In ...
... pattern : And his shelter was a stable , And his cradle was a stall . The same combination of clarity and pattern - repetition is found in Alex- ander's greatest hymn : He died that we might be forgiven , He died to make us good , In ...
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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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