An Annotated Anthology of Hymns

Zusatztext 'a book to have at hand, to dip into and keep using. Many sermons and addresses will benefit from its inspiration and learning a joy to read'. Informationen zum Autor J. R. Watson is Emeritus Professor of English and former Public Orator of the University of Durham Klappentext An Annotated Anthology of Hymns treats the hymn as a literary form deserving of respect. 250 hymns from the English-speaking world are printed! covering the range from the earliest years of the Christian church to the present day! with notes on the words and the tunes. The anthology takes the hymn seriously! in an an age in which hymn-singing is less common than it was. It should appeal to hymn-lovers! but also to those who want to find out more about hymns. Zusammenfassung An 'Annotated Anthology of Hymns' treats the hymn as a literary form deserving of respect. It includes 250 hymns from the English-speaking world , covering the range from the earliest years of the Christian church to the present day, with notes on the words and the tunes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Ancient and Medieval Hymns 2: The Reformation: England and Germany 3: The Seventeenth Century: Anglicans and Puritans 4: Isaac Watts 5: The Early Eighteenth Century 6: Charles Wesley 7: The Later Eighteenth Century 8: The Romantic Movement and the Early Nineteeth Century 9: The High Victorian Period 10: Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century American Hymns 11: The Early Twentieth Century 12: The Mid-Twentieth Century and the Hymn Explosion

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• Authors: Timothy Dudley-Smith, Dudley-Smith Timothy, J. R. Watson, J.r. Watson
• Assisted by: Timothy Dudley-Smith (Foreword)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2003
• EAN: 9780199265831
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926583-1
• No. of pages: 470
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; POETRY / General, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Literary studies: general, Prayers and liturgical material, Christian Hymnals