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The King James Bible After Four Hundred Years
Hannibal Hamlin (Ed.)
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Description for The King James Bible After Four Hundred Years
hardcover. Leading scholars chart the complex, multifaceted cultural impact of the King James Bible over its 400 years. Editor(s): Hamlin, Hannibal; Jones, Norman W. Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 736.
2011 marked the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Bible. No other book has been as vital to the development of English writing or indeed to the English language itself. This major collection of essays is the most complete one-volume exploration of the King James Bible and its influence to date. The chapters are written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, who examine the creation of the King James Bible as a work of translation and as a linguistic and literary accomplishment. They consider how it differed from the Bible versions which preceded it, and ... Read more
2011 marked the 400th anniversary of the King James version of the Bible. No other book has been as vital to the development of English writing or indeed to the English language itself. This major collection of essays is the most complete one-volume exploration of the King James Bible and its influence to date. The chapters are written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, who examine the creation of the King James Bible as a work of translation and as a linguistic and literary accomplishment. They consider how it differed from the Bible versions which preceded it, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521768276
SKU
V9780521768276
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99-12
About Hannibal Hamlin (Ed.)
Hannibal Hamlin is Associate Professor of English at Ohio State University. He is the author of Psalm Culture and Early Modern Literature (Cambridge University Press, 2004), the co-editor of The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney and has written numerous articles and reviews on Shakespeare, Donne, Milton and Renaissance literature. Norman W. Jones is Associate Professor ... Read more
Reviews for The King James Bible After Four Hundred Years
'A distinguished list of contributors provide an absorbing authoritative account of the reception of the 1611 Bible and its continuing effect on modern literature.' Frank Kermode 'This is a superb collection of essays, at once an essential introduction to crucial aspects of the King James version and a magnificent spur to further thought.' David Norton, Victoria University of Wellington 'The ... Read more