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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knapp, John, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719--Criticism and interpretation.

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719.

Christian poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English.

Christianity and literature--England--History--17th century.

Christianity and literature.

Laudatory poetry, English.

Criticism and interpretation.

England.

History.

Laudatory poetry, English--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English--Early modern.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 259 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]

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'"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Let all Cecilia's praise proclaim" : the hymnic and the St. Cecilia's Day odes

The hymnic and the Cecilian odes of Dryden and Addison

Rosamond and the road to the spectator hymns

The spectator turns to the hymnic

The spectator and the progress of the hymnic

The poems of the spectator sequence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Knapp, John, 1940- author. Fiddled out of reason

ISBN:

9781611461602

161146160X

OCLC:

1078723328