Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 452 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction; 1. Ancient and Medieval Hymns; 2. The Reformation: England and Germany; 3. The Seventeenth Century: Anglicans and Puritans; 4. Isaac Watts; 5. The Early Eighteenth Century; 6. Charles Wesley; 7. The Later Eighteenth Century; 8. The Romantic Movement and the Early Nineteenth Century; 9. The High Victorian Period; 10. Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century American Hymns; 11. The Early Twentieth-Century; 12. The Mid-Twentieth Century, and the Hymn Explosion; Copyright Acknowledgements; Author Index; Index of Composers and Arrangers; Index of Hymns; Index of Tunes |
Summary |
This is a selection of 250 of the best-known hymns in the English language, including texts translated from Greek, Latin, German, and other languages, and spanning the two millennia of the Christian church |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Hymns, English -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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RELIGION -- Christian Rituals & Practice -- Worship & Liturgy.
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Hymns, English
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Hymnen.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Watson, J. R. (John Richard), 1934-
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Oxford University Press
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ISBN |
0198269730 |
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9780198269731 |
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9780191520648 |
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0191520640 |
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