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Charles Jennens
The Man Behind Handel's Messiah
Book • 2012
This concise yet comprehensive biography examines the life of Charles Jennens (1700-1773), the librettist of Handel's Messiah and other major oratorios including Saul, Belshazzar, and L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato.
Beyond his work with Handel, Jennens was also a pioneering Shakespeare editor, a generous benefactor, a landscape gardener, a devout defender of revealed religion, and a complex personality.
Ruth Smith's meticulous scholarship rehabilitates Jennens' reputation and illuminates his significant contributions to music and literature in eighteenth-century England.
Beyond his work with Handel, Jennens was also a pioneering Shakespeare editor, a generous benefactor, a landscape gardener, a devout defender of revealed religion, and a complex personality.
Ruth Smith's meticulous scholarship rehabilitates Jennens' reputation and illuminates his significant contributions to music and literature in eighteenth-century England.
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