"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"-- - (Baker & Taylor)
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. - (Cambridge Univ Pr)
Bringing together leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this groundbreaking volume examines the cultural impact of the King James Bible since 1611. Chapters cover the history and making of the King James Bible and its influence over the centuries of writing which followed, in English and American literature. - (Cambridge Univ Pr)
Hannibal Hamlin is Associate Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He is the author of Psalm Culture and Early Modern English Literature (Cambridge, 2004), the co-editor of The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney (2009), and has written numerous articles and reviews on Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, and Renaissance literature.
Norman W. Jones is Associate Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He is the author of Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction: Sexual Mystery and Post-Secular Narrative (2007), and has had essays and reviews published in American Literature, Modern Fiction Studies, and Christianity & Literature. - (Blackwell Publishing)