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The English hymn : a critical and historical study
Watson J. R.
The English hymn : a critical and historical study /J. R. Watson - Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004 - x,552p,: 22 cm.
Includes index
Why do people sing hymns? Are hymns poetry? What makes a good hymn? The author discusses the nature of hymns and their particular appeal, examines the English hymn as a literary form, and systematically describes its development through four centuries, from the Reformation to the mid-twentieth century.
9780198270027
Criticism, interpretation, etc Hymns, English Hymns, English History and criticism
264.230942 / WAT
The English hymn : a critical and historical study /J. R. Watson - Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004 - x,552p,: 22 cm.
Includes index
Why do people sing hymns? Are hymns poetry? What makes a good hymn? The author discusses the nature of hymns and their particular appeal, examines the English hymn as a literary form, and systematically describes its development through four centuries, from the Reformation to the mid-twentieth century.
9780198270027
Criticism, interpretation, etc Hymns, English Hymns, English History and criticism
264.230942 / WAT