The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical StudyWhy 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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The State of the Art | 1 |
The Singing of Hymns and the Experience of Metre | 22 |
The Whole Booke of Psalmes | 42 |
Urheberrecht | |
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| Titel | The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical Study |
| Autor/in | John Richard Watson |
| Ausgabe | illustriert, Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Clarendon Press, 1997 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Juli 2010 |
| ISBN | 0198267622, 9780198267621 |
| Länge | 552 Seiten |
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