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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... reading and thinking human beings , but part of a structure of belief . Many readers and critics are inclined to be open - minded about belief , and likely to prefer the probing experiments with the hymn form practised by Emily ...
... reading and thinking human beings , but part of a structure of belief . Many readers and critics are inclined to be open - minded about belief , and likely to prefer the probing experiments with the hymn form practised by Emily ...
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... reading . ' Nevertheless , he continues : Hymns primarily express an evangelical response to religious emotion . But ... reading and exposition of the Scriptures , and for the survival of the human soul . The Statesman's Manual ( 1816 ) ...
... reading . ' Nevertheless , he continues : Hymns primarily express an evangelical response to religious emotion . But ... reading and exposition of the Scriptures , and for the survival of the human soul . The Statesman's Manual ( 1816 ) ...
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... reading the original , which is about Samson's physical blindness , as metaphor , appro- priating the text for his own purposes and encouraging not only a new reading but a new way of reading . Sacred and profane love The expression of ...
... reading the original , which is about Samson's physical blindness , as metaphor , appro- priating the text for his own purposes and encouraging not only a new reading but a new way of reading . Sacred and profane love The expression of ...
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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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