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Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Voices from the earliest Latin Church, lucid and human.Ancient verses speak across time.Arthur Sumner Walpole's Early Latin Hymns With Introduction And Notes gathers a careful Latin hymn anthology of early Christian hymns and sacred Latin verse. Framed as a religious poetry collection, the selection reveals the devotional clarity and formal craft that underpinned late antiquity worship and illuminates the transition from private prayer to public rite. Walpole's introduction and notes situate each hymn among Latin liturgical texts and explain the cultural and theological currents behind them, while making the language and rhythm approachable. Readers curious about how plainchant and later medieval church music emerged find traces of that musical lineage here; the volume gestures toward the gregorian chant origins without technical obscurity, balancing literary respect with accessible commentary.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. As a witness to late antiquity literature and early church writings, the collection carries historical significance: it preserves liturgical phrases and devotional idioms that informed later patristic thought and the sung worship of medieval Europe. Useful as a hymnology reference guide and a resource for theology students, it also rewards those engaged in patristic literature studies or anyone exploring the roots of sacred Latin verse. Casual readers appreciate the plain eloquence of the texts and the human breath of devotion; classic-literature collectors value this careful modern presentation as a cultured companion on library shelves. It continues to serve as a point of reference for those tracing the passage from patristic hymnody to later liturgical music, and it rewards close reading by revealing how theology and poetic form entwine. Accessible yet substantive, the book suits seminar reading as well as quieter private study, and it stands as an elegant addition to any collection of religious poetry or medieval church music scholarship. For those seeking a bridge between theology, music and poetry, this edition provides steady, readable guidance.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Early Latin hymns With Introduction And Notes | Arthur Sumner Walpole | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2020 | Alpha Editions | EAN 9789354183287 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.