| A History of the Bible as Literature: Volume 1, from Antiquity to 1700 Contributor(s): Norton, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521617006 ISBN-13: 9780521617000 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 809.935 |
| LCCN: 2005278313 |
| Series: History of the Bible as Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.31 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |