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100 1 a| Marshall, Madeleine Forell,d| 1946-=| ^A142313;

245 10 a| English congregational hymns in the eighteenth century /c| Madeleine Forell Marshall and Janet Todd.;

300 a| 181 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The congregational hymn: requirements & resources. The challenge of hymnology ; Metrical psalms ; Other models & precedents -- Isaac Watt's divine delight. In defense of hymnody ; Instructive delight ; Devotional response ; Watt's achievement -- Charles Wesley: self, sense, & the revival. Conversion & sensibility ; Feeling & the exemplary method ; Hymns for preachers -- John Newton, Olney prophet. Newton at Olney ; History & prophecy ; Of things to come -- William Cowper: exemplary tradition. Master craftsman ; Cowper's private vision.;

520 a| Historians of the English congregational hymn, focusing on its literary or theological aspects, have usually found the genre out of step with the rationalist era that produced it. This book takes a more balanced approach to the work of four writers and concludes that only eighteenth-century Britain, with its understanding of public verse, common truth, and the utility of poetry, could have invented the English hymn as we know it. The early hymns sought to inspire, teach, stir, and entertain congregations. The essential purpose shifted slightly in line with each poet's setting and in accord with the poetic thought of his day. For Isaac Watt's Independents, powerful traditional imagery was appropriate. Charles Wesley's enthusiasm proceeded from and served the spirit of the revival. John Newton's prophetic vision particularly suited the impoverished community at Olney. William Cowper's masterful handling of formal conventions and his idiosyncratic personal hymns reflect his poetic, rather than clerical, vocation. Despite such temporal variations, the great poetry by each man displays themes of general Christian relevance, suggesting common experience, showing normative features of the genre, and bearing a complex and intriguing relationship to secure literature.;

545 a| Madeleine F. Marshall is associate professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Janet Todd is associate professor of English at Rutgers University.;

650 0 a| Hymns, Englishy| 18th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A40167;

700 1 a| Todd, Janet,d| 1942-=| ^A92248;

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English congregational hymns in the eighteenth century / Madeleine Forell Marshall and Janet Todd.

Author/creator	Marshall, Madeleine Forell, 1946-
Other author	Todd, Janet, 1942-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©1982.
Description	181 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Hymns, English--18th century. --History and criticism.

Contents	The congregational hymn: requirements & resources. The challenge of hymnology ; Metrical psalms ; Other models & precedents -- Isaac Watt's divine delight. In defense of hymnody ; Instructive delight ; Devotional response ; Watt's achievement -- Charles Wesley: self, sense, & the revival. Conversion & sensibility ; Feeling & the exemplary method ; Hymns for preachers -- John Newton, Olney prophet. Newton at Olney ; History & prophecy ; Of things to come -- William Cowper: exemplary tradition. Master craftsman ; Cowper's private vision.
Abstract	Historians of the English congregational hymn, focusing on its literary or theological aspects, have usually found the genre out of step with the rationalist era that produced it. This book takes a more balanced approach to the work of four writers and concludes that only eighteenth-century Britain, with its understanding of public verse, common truth, and the utility of poetry, could have invented the English hymn as we know it. The early hymns sought to inspire, teach, stir, and entertain congregations. The essential purpose shifted slightly in line with each poet's setting and in accord with the poetic thought of his day. For Isaac Watt's Independents, powerful traditional imagery was appropriate. Charles Wesley's enthusiasm proceeded from and served the spirit of the revival. John Newton's prophetic vision particularly suited the impoverished community at Olney. William Cowper's masterful handling of formal conventions and his idiosyncratic personal hymns reflect his poetic, rather than clerical, vocation. Despite such temporal variations, the great poetry by each man displays themes of general Christian relevance, suggesting common experience, showing normative features of the genre, and bearing a complex and intriguing relationship to secure literature.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Biographical note	Madeleine F. Marshall is associate professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Janet Todd is associate professor of English at Rutgers University.
LCCN	82040176
ISBN	0813114705 :
ISBN	9780813114705

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