David Norton

A History of the Bible as Literature

Volume 1, from Antiquity to 1700

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides the only full account of how people have thought of the Bible and Bible translations from biblical times to the end of the seventeenth century.

It is regarded as a truism that the King James Bible is one of the finest pieces of English prose. Yet few people are aware that the King James Bible was generally scorned or ignored as English writing for a century and a half after its publication. The reputation of this Bible is the central, most fascinating, element in a larger history, that of literary ideas of the Bible as they have come into and developed in English culture; and the first volume of David Norton's magisterial two-volume work surveys and analyses a comprehensive range of these ideas from biblical times to the end of the seventeenth century, providing a unique view of the Bible and translation.

Table of content:
List of plates; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. 'This treasure in earthen vessels'; 2. The early Christians and biblical eloquence; 3. Jerome; 4. Augustine and his successors; 5. The occult text; 6. The challenge to the translators; 7. Slaves of the vulgate; 8. Creators of English; 9. From the Great Bible to the Rheims-Douai Bible; 10. The King James Bible; 11. Presentations of the text, 1525-1625; 12. Sixteenth-century movements towards literary praise and appreciation of the Bible; 13. The struggle for acceptance; 14. 'The eloquentist books in the world'; 15. Versifying the Psalms; 16. 'The best materials in the world for Poesy'; Appendix; Bibliography; General index; Biblical index.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780521617000
• ISBN-10: 0521617006
• Artikelnr.: 21466422

Inhaltsangabe

List of plates
Preface
List of abbreviations
1. 'This treasure in earthen vessels'
2. The early Christians and biblical eloquence
3. Jerome
4. Augustine and his successors
5. The occult text
6. The challenge to the translators
7. Slaves of the vulgate
8. Creators of English
9. From the Great Bible to the Rheims-Douai Bible
10. The King James Bible
11. Presentations of the text, 1525-1625
12. Sixteenth-century movements towards literary praise and appreciation of the Bible
13. The struggle for acceptance
14. 'The eloquentist books in the world'
15. Versifying the Psalms
16. 'The best materials in the world for Poesy'
Appendix
Bibliography
General index
Biblical index.

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List of abbreviations; 1. The early eighteenth century and the KJB; 2. Mid-century; 3. The critical rise of the KJB; 4. Romantics and the Bible; 5. Literary discussion to mid-Victorian times; 6. The Revised Version; 7. 'The Bible as Literature'; 8. The later reputation of the KJB; 9. Narrative and unity: modern preoccupations; 10. This (spiritual) treasure in earthen/earthenware/clay vessels/pots/jars; Appendix; Bibliography; General index; Biblical index.

Rezensionen

'Reviewing the first volume of David Norton's substantial history, Frank Kermode thought that 'many would look forward to reading the second part', and I doubt that he has been disappointed.' John Lennard, Theological Book Review"Reviewing the first volume of David Norton's substantial history, Frank Kermode thought that many would look forward to reading the second part, and I doubt that he has been disappointed." John Lennard, Theological Book Review