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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... Voice , and Instrument . Wither is asking , as the earlier version made clear , for sacred song : the word which surprises in the first line is ' pious ' , which now has overtones of humbug but which in Wither's day was a decent ...
... Voice , and Instrument . Wither is asking , as the earlier version made clear , for sacred song : the word which surprises in the first line is ' pious ' , which now has overtones of humbug but which in Wither's day was a decent ...
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... voices and attend to the many ironies which occur when the Son of God is crucified . The singer / speaker has two voices , one a narrative voice which addresses a listener - ' My song is love unknown ' - the other a reflexive voice ...
... voices and attend to the many ironies which occur when the Son of God is crucified . The singer / speaker has two voices , one a narrative voice which addresses a listener - ' My song is love unknown ' - the other a reflexive voice ...
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... voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found ? He is drawing here upon Psalm 19 , " There is no speech or language , where their voice is not heard ' , and altering it for his own purposes . The stars are ( to human ears ) silent ...
... voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found ? He is drawing here upon Psalm 19 , " There is no speech or language , where their voice is not heard ' , and altering it for his own purposes . The stars are ( to human ears ) silent ...
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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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