‘Crux Fidelis …’ Prolegomena to a History of the Holy Cross Hymns
Joseph Szövérffy
It is over a decade since study of legends St. Peter in medieval Latin hymns appeared ( Traditio 10 [1954] 275–322), followed not only by number other monographs but also more comprehensive investigation the history hymnody, now completed. The questions raised that article have still their significance and search for suitable method, or methods, hymnology yet ended. Successive investigations this field gradually revealed some possibilities hymnological research; we noted narrative sources reflected hymn-texts may result concrete discoveries which aid analytic hymns. Through them often come to learn something about contemporary intellectual trends ideas were lingering minds people those times. We discover echoes popular beliefs cults analyzing certain elements Further terminology style can lead us exegetic homiletic literature, patristic like, which, too, left imprint on hymnody.
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