The English Hymn: A Critical and Historical Study by Watson, J. R

Paperback. Very Good.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 552pp, index. Previous owner's mark on ffl but otherwise in very good condition

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Oxford University Press, 1999-10-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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Paperback / softback. New. 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.

Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford Univ. Press, 1999. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Provenance: Bookplate John F. Ashby. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 552 pages, 23.5 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-546) and index. Contents; 1. Discussing Hymns: The State of the Art -- 2. The Singing of Hymns, and the Experience of Metre -- 3. Laud unto the Lord: The Whole Booke of Psalmes -- 4. Keeping Company with David's Psalms: George Wither and Others -- 5. The Seventeenth-Century Anglican Tradition -- 6. The Journey to Zion: Puritan Psalms and Hymns -- 7. Isaac Watts -- 8. After Watts -- 9. John and Charles Wesley -- 10. Charles Wesley and His Art -- 11. After the Wesleys -- 12. The Romantic Period: Montgomery, Heber, Keble -- 13. The Victorian Hymn -- 14. The Oxford Movement, and the Revival of Ancient Hymnody -- 15. Hymns… Read More

Clarendon Press , pp. 568 . Papeback. New.