The Oxford handbook of the Bible in early modern England, c. 1530-1700
"The Bible was, by any measure, the most important book in early modern England. It preoccupied the scholarship of the era, and suffused the idioms of literature and speech. Political ideas rode on its interpretation and deployed its terms. It was intricately related to the project of natural p...
| Subtitles: | The bible in early modern England, c. 1530-1700 The bible in early modern England, c.1530 - 1700 The handbook of the Bible in early modern England, c. 1530-1700 |
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| Contributors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | [Oxford handbooks of literature]
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Bible
/ Reception
/ Translation
/ Bible reading
/ History 1530-1700
B England / Bible / History 1530-1700 B English language / Bible edition / History 1530-1700 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Bible English History 16th century B England Religion 16th century B Bible English History 17th century B England Religion 17th century |
| Online Access: |
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "The Bible was, by any measure, the most important book in early modern England. It preoccupied the scholarship of the era, and suffused the idioms of literature and speech. Political ideas rode on its interpretation and deployed its terms. It was intricately related to the project of natural philosophy. And it was central to daily life at all levels of society from parliamentarian to preacher, from the 'boy that driveth the plough', famously invoked by Tyndale, to women across the social scale. It circulated in texts ranging from elaborate folios to cheap catechisms; it was mediated in numerous forms, as pictures, songs, and embroideries, and as proverbs, commonplaces, and quotations. Bringing together leading scholars from a range of fields, The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, 1530-1700 explores how the scriptures served as a generative motor for ideas, and a resource for creative and political thought, as well as for domestic and devotional life. Sections tackle the knotty issues of translation, the rich range of early modern biblical scholarship, Bible dissemination and circulation, the changing political uses of the Bible, literary appropriations and responses, and the reception of the text across a range of contexts and media. Where existing scholarship focuses, typically, on Tyndale and the King James Bible of 1611, The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in England, 1530-1700 goes further, tracing the vibrant and shifting landscape of biblical culture in the two centuries following the Reformation."--Dust jacket The Bible was, by any measure, the most important book in early modern England. It preoccupied the scholarship of the era, and suffused the idioms of literature and speech. Political ideas rode on its interpretation and deployed its terms. It was intricately related to the project of natural philosophy. And it was central to daily life at all levels of society from parliamentarian to preacher, from the 'boy that driveth the plough', famously invoked by Tyndale, to women across the social scale. It circulated in texts ranging from elaborate folios to cheap catechisms; and it was mediated in numerous forms, as pictures, songs, and embroideries; and as proverbs, commonplaces, and quotations. Bringing together leading scholars from a range of fields, 'The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, 1530-1700' explores how the scriptures served as a generative motor for ideas, and a resource for creative and political thought, as well as for domestic and devotional life.0Sections tackle the knotty issues of translation, the rich range of early modern biblical scholarship, Bible dissemination and circulation, the changing political uses of the Bible, literary appropriations and responses, and the reception of the text across a range of contexts and media. Where existing scholarship focuses, typically, on Tyndale and the King James Bible of 1611, The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in England, 1530-1700 goes further, tracing the vibrant and shifting landscape of biblical culture in the two centuries following the Reformation |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 687-760 |
| ISBN: | 0199686971 |