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The English hymn : a critical and historical study /J. R. Watson

By: Language: English Publication details: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004Description: x,552p,: 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780198270027
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 264.230942 WAT
Summary: 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.
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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.

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