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The English hymn a critical and historical study

J. R. Watson, OUP
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
eBook, English, 1997
Clarendon, Oxford, 1997
1 online resource (x, 552 p.)
9780191600784, 0191600784
1002428059
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