Translating the Bible

Translating the Bible

From the 7th to the 17th Century

Long, Lynne (University of Warwick)

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2001

240

Dura

Inglês

9780754614111

0754614115

Beginning in Anglo-Saxon times with Bede and Caedmon, this book presents a literary study of the processes involved in the translation of the Bible. The author discusses the translations of Alfred and Aelfric before exploring the work of Wyclif, the impact of printing, and the rise of Humanism.
A translation studies perspective; from Bede to Alfred; the practice of glossing - the writings of Aelfric; the continuity of religious prose; "Auctoritas", exegesis and medieval translation theory; the Wycliffite version; using English - literature, translation, printing; Humanism and textual perspective; Tyndale's English translation in context; changing attitudes - collating, revising, editing; translations from abroad - the Geneva and Rheims Bibles; the King James Bible 1611; applying translation theory.
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