a sung prayer in the Christian tradition Rogal, Samuel J. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu Lewiston, N.Y Edwin Mellen Press c2012 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (72 p.) : ill. "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 by Wellesley College English Professor and Poet, Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), revised and first published in 1895 and revised again in 1904 and 1911, stands among the classic pieces of American National hymnody. The poem reflects not only the natural grandeur of the United States in the late nineteenth century--from sky to earth, and from sea to another--but it depicts the ideal vision of a poet, writing only three decades removed from the American Civil War, who strived extremely hard to communicate to her readers the necessity to preserve the fundam. 1. The texts -- 2. Introduction to the hymn -- 3. The texts as poetry -- 4. The texts as Congregational hymnody -- 5. The final text in hymn book and hymnal -- 6. Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) -- 7. Katharine Lee Bates: scholar/writer, poet, and hymnodist -- 8. The hymn tune and its composer: "Materna," by Samuel Augustus Ward (1848-1903) -- 9. Personal reflection -- 10. List of works cited and consulted; Samuel J. Rogal. Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. n-us--- Bates, Katharine Lee 1859-1929 Ward, Samuel A 1847-1903 National songs United States History and criticism Hymns, English United States History and criticism Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929. America the beautiful Hymns, English -- United States -- History and criticism National songs -- United States -- History and criticism Ward, Samuel A., 1847-1903. America the beautiful Fine Arts Religion RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations ML3561.A6 R64 2012 264/.23 Rogal, Samuel J. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press,c2012 9780773411647 (electronic bk.) 077341164X (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=948258 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=464192 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=948258 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=464192 EBLCP 120702 20200709055544.0 ocn797917355 eng