Title: Congregational hymns from the poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier
Subtitle: a comparative study of the sources and final works, with a bibliographic catalog of the hymns
Description: "This book compares Whittier's original published texts with those versions that were adapted as hymns, exhibiting the hymnodic elements of his poetry and allowing the reader to observe the methods and results of textual changes to Whittier's lines by hymnal editors. It offers in-depth comparative studies of many of his poems and their resultant hymns"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: History and criticism, English Hymns, American poetry, Whittier, john greenleaf, 1807-1892, Hymns, history and criticism, American poetry, history and criticism, 19th century
Places: United States
People: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
Time periods: 19th century