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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778099603321

Autore

Watson J. R (John Richard), <1934->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Clarendon Press

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997

©1997

ISBN

1-281-98928-2

9786611989286

0-19-152048-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 552 pages)

Disciplina

264/.2/0942

Soggetti

Hymns, English - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.