Cantitate/Preț
Produs
Total produse
Vezi coșul
A History of the Bible as Literature: Volume 1, From Antiquity to 1700 de David Norton

A History of the Bible as Literature: Volume 1, From Antiquity to 1700: A History of the Bible as Literature

Autor David Norton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 dec 2004
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.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria A History of the Bible as Literature

  • A History of the English Bible as Literature
    Preț: 37383 lei
  • 11% A History of the Bible as Literature: Volume 2, From 1700 to the Present Day
    Preț: 50264 lei

Preț: 59742 lei

Preț vechi: 67125 lei
-11% Nou

Puncte Express: 896
Preț estimativ în valută:
11437€ • 11762$ • 9488£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 18 februarie-04 martie

 Adaugă în coș

Wish list
Gift list
Am citit!
Adaugă în listă
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521617000
ISBN-10: 0521617006
Pagini: 428
Dimensiuni: 158 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria A History of the Bible as Literature

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

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.

Recenzii

'This is a patient, intelligent and enjoyable book. The tone, though always judicious, is never dull. The history of the arguments has never been explored in such interesting and significant detail. Mr Norton's history has importance not only because he clears away misconceptions about the literary intention and acceptance of the King James Bible, but also in respect of more modern conceptions and misconceptions of literary qualities in the text, after the time when the word “literature” had itself acquired a different sense or set of senses. There is also material for a critique of fundamentalisms. And there are important points about the way translations were judged, from the Septuaging on: the emphasis was for a long time on accuracy, not at all on literary value, which was either not considered or thought of small interest. The whole matter of Reformation and pre-Reformation translations is carefully studied. On the early English translations the book is always direct and discriminating. This careful, deeply researched and readable book is most impressive, and many besides myself will look forward to reading the second part.' Frank Kermode

Descriere

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.