Alisa Clapp-Itnyre

British Hymn Books for Children, 1800-1900

Re-Tuning the History of Childhood

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Produktbeschreibung

Examining nineteenth-century British hymns for children, Alisa Clapp-Itnyre argues that the unique qualities of children's hymnody created a space for children's empowerment. As Clapp-Itnyre shows, the agency afforded children as singers meant that they were actively engaged with the text, music, and pictures of their hymnals. Informed by extensive archival research, British Hymn Books for Children, 1800-1900 brings this understudied genre of Victorian culture to critical light.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9781409454304
• ISBN-10: 1409454304
• Artikelnr.: 44679128

Autorenporträt

Alisa Clapp-Itnyre is Professor of English at Indiana University East, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: Re-tuning the history of childhood with chords and verses
Creating communities for song: class and gender in children's hymn-singing experiences
Re-writing the history of children's literature: three periods of children's hymnody
Erasing child-adult distinctions: 'crossover' children's hymn-texts and tunes
Staging the child: agency and stasis for children in art and hymn-book illustrations
Reforming society: missionary, bands of hope, and bands of mercy hymns
Resurrecting the child: the cult of the deathbed, hymns of faith, and children of life
Works cited
Index.