An Annotated Anthology of Hymns

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Professor J. R. Watson (, Emeritus Professor of English and formerly Public Orator of the University of Durham) Timothy Dudley-Smith

An Annotated Anthology of Hymns

Professor J. R. Watson (, Emeritus Professor of English and formerly Public Orator of the University of Durham), Timothy Dudley-Smith

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English

Oxford University Press
01 August 2003

Sacred & religious music; Poetry; Literary studies: general; Christian hymnals; Christian theology

An Annotated Anthology of Hymns is a selection of 250 of the best-known hymns in the English language, including texts translated from Greek, Latin, German, and other languages. The selection includes hymns from the earliest years of the Christian church to the present day. This is not a book for worship: the hymns are printed in a chronological sequence and not by Christian season or subject, as they would be in a church hymn book. It is an anthology for those who would like to understand more about hymns: each one is given a commentary which sets it in context, identifies significant sources, and provides explanatory and critical material. An introductory essay discusses the hymn as a historical and literary form, and the way in which it appeals to so many people.

This is a book which shows how, in the words of the foreword by Timothy Dudley-Smith, 'hymns lift the heart'. It will be treasured by those who already know something about hymns and it will delight all those who enjoy hymns and would like to know more about them.

By: Professor J. R. Watson ( Emeritus Professor of English and formerly Public Orator of the University of Durham), Timothy Dudley-Smith
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 717g
ISBN: 9780199265831
ISBN 10: 0199265836
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 01 August 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

J. R. Watson is Emeritus Professor of English and former Public Orator of the University of Durham

Reviews for An Annotated Anthology of Hymns

The editor skillfully undertakes to set the text in context, identify sources, and gloss and explicate the hymns and their significance.... This is an authoritative and thoroughly enjoyable book. --Studies in English Literature 1500-1900