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Fiddled out of reason : Addison and the rise of hymnic verse, 1687-1712 /

"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 Da...

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Main Author: Knapp, John, 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bethlehem : Lanham, Maryland : Lehigh University Press ; Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Subjects:
Addison, Joseph, > 1672-1719 > Criticism and interpretation.
Christian poetry, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Christianity and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Laudatory poetry, English > History and criticism.
Addison, Joseph, > 1672-1719.
1500-1700
Christian poetry, English > Early modern.
Christian poetry, English.
Christianity and literature.
Laudatory poetry, English.
Criticism and interpretation.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Summary:"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'"--
Physical Description:x, 259 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781611461602
161146160X

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