| English Hymns of the Eighteenth Century: An Anthology Contributor(s): Arnold, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820416746 ISBN-13: 9780820416748 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $92.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Institutions & Organizations - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 264.209 |
| LCCN: 91-19805 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 546 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology brings together for the first time the most popular and widely used English hymns from that genre's most formative and important period: the eighteenth century. This annotated collection of some 325 hymns (with author introductions and a general historical sketch) will be of inestimable value to scholars, students, and laypersons from several disciplines and interests; from social history to church history and theology, from political science to literature. Hymns were the most widely read and memorized verbal structures of the eighteenth century: this anthology, therefore, provides unique and higly significant insights into the culture and habits of thought of a people - and their spiritual leaders. |