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The Latin Hymn-writers and Their Hymns — Samuel Willoughby Duffield

The Latin Hymn-writers and Their Hymns

Samuel Willoughby Duffield

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 601 pages

This collection of essays surveys the Latin hymn-writers of the early and medieval Church and the hymns they composed. It moves from Hilary of Poitiers and Ambrose to Venantius Fortunatus, the Venerable Bede, Rabanus Maurus, and others, offering historical and literary context. Listeners interested in Christian poetry and worship history will find a thoughtful guide.

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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).

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THE

LATIN HYMN-WRITERS

AND

THEIR HYMNS.

BY THE LATE

SAMUEL WILLOUGHBY DUFFIELD,

AǼǵƒLjǡ Ljż “Tƒŧ Hŧĵ΄ŧƿƯΏ LĵƿŠ,” “WĵǡǙ ĵƿŠ WLjLjż,” “Tƒŧ BǼǡƗĵƯ Ljż ǵƒŧ DŧĵŠ,” ĵƿŠ “EƿƄƯƗǪƒ HΏƽƿǪ: TƒŧƗǡ AǼǵƒLjǡǪ ĵƿŠ HƗǪǵLjǡΏ.”

EDITED AND COMPLETED BY

PROF. R. E. THOMPSON, D.D.,

Of the University of Pennsylvania.

“Et semper in hunc studiorum quare munitissimum portum ex hujus temporis tempestatibus lubenter confugissem.”—H. A. DĵƿƗŧƯ.

“In diesem Sinne betrachte ich diese, uns von der Vorzeit überlieferten ehrwürdigen und erhabenen Kirchlichen Dichtungen als ein geistiges

Gemeingut.”—G. A. KLjƿƗƄǪżŧƯŠ.

FUNK & WAGNALLS,

NEW YORK:

1889.

LONDON:

18 & 20 ASTOR PLACE.

44 FLEET STREET.

All Rights Reserved.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by

FUNK & WAGNALLS,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editor’s Preface iii

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Contents

  1. THE LATIN HYMN-WRITERS AND THEIR HYMNS.
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. EDITOR’S PREFACE.
  4. INTRODUCTION.
  5. CHAPTER I. THE PRAISE SERVICE OF THE EARLY CHURCH.
  6. CHAPTER II. THE STUDY OF THE LATIN HYMNS.
  7. CHAPTER III. HILARY OF POITIERS AND THE EARLIEST LATIN HYMNS.
  8. CHAPTER IV. POPE DAMASUS AND THE BEGINNING OF RHYME.
  9. CHAPTER V. AMBROSE.
  10. CHAPTER VI. PRUDENTIUS THE FIRST CHRISTIAN POET.
  11. CHAPTER VII. ENNODIUS, BISHOP OF PAVIA.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. CAELIUS SEDULIUS AND HIS ALPHABET HYMN.
  13. CHAPTER IX. VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS THE TROUBADOUR.
  14. CHAPTER X. GREGORIUS MAGNUS [540-604].
  15. CHAPTER XI. THE VENERABLE BEDE.
  16. CHAPTER XII. RABANUS MAURUS, AUTHOR OF THE “VENI, CREATOR.”
  17. CHAPTER XIII. NOTKER OF ST. GALL, CALLED BALBULUS.
  18. CHAPTER XIV. WALAFRID STRABO.
  19. CHAPTER XV. HERMANNUS CONTRACTUS AND THE “VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS.”
  20. CHAPTER XVI. PETER DAMIANI, CARDINAL AND FLAGELLANT.
  21. CHAPTER XVII. HILDEBERT AND HIS HYMN.
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX.
  23. CHAPTER XIX. ABELARD.
  24. CHAPTER XX. PETER THE VENERABLE.
  25. CHAPTER XXI. BERNARD OF CLUNY.
  26. CHAPTER XXII. ADAM OF ST. VICTOR.
  27. CHAPTER XXIII. THOMAS OF CELANO.
  28. CHAPTER XXIV. THOMAS AQUINAS AND JOHN BONAVENTURA.
  29. CHAPTER XXV. JACOPONUS AND THE “STABAT MATER.”
  30. CHAPTER XXVI. THOMAS À KEMPIS.

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