1st Edition
British Hymn Books for Children, 1800-1900 Re-Tuning the History of Childhood
By Alisa Clapp-Itnyre
Copyright 2016
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. Unlike other literature of the era, hymn books were often compilations of many writers' hymns, presenting the discerning child with a multitude of perspectives on religion and childhood. In addition, the agency afforded... Read more
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.
Biography
Alisa Clapp-Itnyre is Professor of English at Indiana University East, USA.
"All in all, it seems to me that this volume will become an important resource, even a starting point, for anyone wishing to understand the religious culture of the child in the nineteenth century." -- Stephen Parker, University of Worcester
