{"product_id":"handels-messiah-a-rhetorical-guide-9780993281051","title":"Handel's Messiah: a Rhetorical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of the creation of Messiah is followed by a close unpicking and rhetorical analysis of the biblical text as presented to Handel by his friend Charles Jennens. Devices such as word-painting, repetition, questions and exclamations portray and enhance the Christian message and add to its impact for the listener. This is followed by a performers' guide to delivering Handel's ideas using rhetorical techniques of delivery. The book finishes with a review of the contemporary reception of the work which was described as 'sublime'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhetorical ideas from Classical Greek and Roman authors are used alongside texts of the 16th and 17th centuries which were written to help people to read and understand the Bible in English within the Protestant church tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judy Tarling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Punnett Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993281051","brand":"Punnett Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156069736585,"sku":"9780993281051","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d5e81739-fe3d-486d-aecb-fe3fe9f53cab.jpg?v=1768294310","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/handels-messiah-a-rhetorical-guide-9780993281051","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}