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The Latin Hymn-writers and Their Hymns

Note 13 — Chapter XXIII · THOMAS OF CELANO.

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For the literature of the Dies Irae consult G. C. F. Mohnike’s “Kirchen- und literarhistorische Studien und Mittheilungen. (1) Thomas von Celano, oder Geschichte des kirchlichen Hymnus Dies irae, dies illa.” Stralsund, 1824. (2) Additions and corrections to this in Tzschirner’s “Magazin für Prediger,” 1826, by G. W. Fink, who also wrote the article on Thomas of Celano in Ersch and Gruber’s “Encyclopädie,” Band XVI., Leipzig, 1827. (3) F. G. Lisco’s “Dies Irae, Hymnus auf das Weltgericht.” Berlin, 1840. Also his “Stabat Mater, Hymnus auf die Schmerzen der Maria. Nebst einem Nachtrage zu den Uebersetzungen des Hymnus Dies Irae.” Berlin, 1843. (4) H. A. Daniel’s “Thesaurus Hymnologicus,” Tomus II. Leipzig, 1844. (Pp. 103-31 and 385-87.) (5) Dr. William R. Williams’s “The Conservative Principle in our Literature.” New York, 1843 and 1844, and again in his “Miscellanies.” New York, 1850, and Boston, 1860. (6) Dr. Abraham Coles’s “Dies Irae in Thirteen Original Versions.” New York, 1859. Fifth edition. 1868. (7) Subrector Michael’s “De Sequentia Mediae Aetatis Dies Irae, Dies Illa Dissertatio.” Zittau, 1866. (8) John Edmands’s “Bibliography of the Dies Irae” in the “Bulletin of the Mercantile Library.” Philadelphia, 1884. Also articles by Dr. Philip Schaff in “Hours at Home,” VII., 39 and 261; by R. H. Hutton in “The London Spectator” for 1868; by Rev. John Anketell in “The American Church Review” for 1873; and by Rev. Orby Shipley in “The Dublin Review” for 1883.

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