Fiddled out of reason: addison and the rise of hymnic verse, 1687–1712
Auteur :
Knapp, John William
Éditeur :
Associated University Presses
ISBN :
9781611462883
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2021
Dimensions :
21,9 x 15,1 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
404 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Fiddled out of Reason examines Addison's poetic oeuvre in context of the nondevotional hymn, an underexplored genre of eighteenth-century verse. It concentrates on poems such as Addison's Cecilian odes, Rosamond, and five hymnic works for The Spectator, as well as Dryden's “Song for St Cecilia's Day†and “Alexander's Feast†and Pope's “Messiah.â€