TY - BOOK AU - Watson J. R. TI - The English hymn : a critical and historical study SN - 9780198270027 U1 - 264.230942 PY - 2004/// CY - Oxford, PB - Oxford University Press, KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc Hymns, English Hymns, English History and criticism N1 - index N2 - 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 ER -