The King James Bible after 400 years : literary, linguistic, and cultural influences /
"2011 marks 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 i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2010
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| Summary: | "2011 marks 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 assess its broad cultural impact and precise literary influence over the centuries of writing which followed, in English and American literature, until today. The story will fascinate readers who approach the King James Bible from the perspectives of literary, linguistic, religious or cultural history"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 364 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0511779801 1316097501 1316098427 1316099016 1316099954 1316100855 1316101495 1316102262 1316103773 9780511779800 9781316097502 9781316098424 9781316099018 9781316099957 9781316100851 9781316101490 9781316102268 9781316103777 |