{"product_id":"english-congregational-hymns-in-the-eighteenth-century-paperback","title":"English Congregational Hymns in the Eighteenth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadeleine Forrell Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet M. Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians 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 co\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine F. Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Todd\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at Rutgers University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782307807520,"sku":"9780813156170","price":34.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3830f9869e24f7b42e4c03677d47af51.webp?v=1780567637","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/english-congregational-hymns-in-the-eighteenth-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}