The Social Universe of the English Bible: Scripture, Society, and Culture in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9780521769716 / Twarda / 2010 / 226 str.

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Opis

How can we explain the immense popularity of the English Bible? Naomi Tadmor argues that the vernacular Bible became so influential in early modern English society and culture not only because it was deeply revered, widely propagated, and resonant but also because it was at least in some ways Anglicised. She focuses in particular on the rendering into English of biblical terms of social description and demonstrates the emergence of a social universe through the processes of translation from ancient and medieval texts to successive and inter-related English versions. She investigates the dissemination of these terms in early modern society and culture, focusing on community ties, gender and labour relations, and offices of state. The result is an important contribution to the history of the English Bible, biblical translations, and to early modern English history more generally."

Recenzje

'Tadmor's book is a rarity among books on the English Bible (especially those appearing in 2011) for its original research into the texts, the critical sense it gives of important aspects of the translators' work, and the precision with which translation is tied to social history. Jerusalem may not have become Atlanta, but aspects of Hebrew society were Anglicised in ways that we do not usually notice.' English Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Friends and neighbours in early modern England: biblical translations and social norms; 2. Women and wives: the language of marriage in early modern English biblical translations; 3. Slaves and servants: a Bible for freeborn Englishmen; 4. Prince, captain, lord, duke, and eunuch: the making of the English biblical polity; Conclusion; Select bibliography.