Well and truly translated : an exploration of the processes at work in Englishing the Bible from the seventh to the seventeenth century
This thesis aims to open up a new perspective an the translation of the Bible into the vernacular. It offers the idea that the first complete translation of the Bible into English in the 1380's was not a sudden and short-lived political gesture, but the natural progression of a process which began in Anglo-Saxon times, continued through the Middle Ages and culminated in the definitive 1611 version of the English Bible. It hopes to set the Englishing of the Bible into a linguistic and literary context as well as a religious and political one. It takes into account the problems of retrospective assessment and the danger of attempting to impose modern values on pre-conquest and medieval prose. The early development of the vernacular from Bede to Aelfric begins the study of the process of Englishing; the wealth of medieval translations from the Conquest to Rolle continues it. The inheritance of translation theory, the mystical tradition and the theories of authority and authorship are discussed as a background to the Wycliffite translation of the Bible. The study of the progress of the vernacular at this point becomes a study of the development of English prose and includes an account of Pecock's works and the
Long, Lynne
BS The Bible
Well and truly translated : an exploration of the processes at work in Englishing the Bible from the seventh to the seventeenth century. This thesis aims to open up a new perspective an the translation of the Bible into the vernacular. It offers the idea that the first complete translation of the Bible into English in the 1380's was not a sudden and short-lived political gesture, but the natural progression of a process which began in Anglo-Saxon times, continued through the Middle Ages and culminated in the definitive 1611 version of the English Bible. It hopes to set the Englishing of the Bible into a linguistic and literary context as well as a religious and political one. It takes into account the problems of retrospective assessment and the danger of attempting to impose modern values on pre-conquest and medieval prose. The early development of the vernacular from Bede to Aelfric begins the study of the process of Englishing; the wealth of medieval translations from the Conquest to Rolle continues it. The inheritance of translation theory, the mystical tradition and the theories of authority and authorship are discussed as a background to the Wycliffite translation of the Bible. The study of the progress of the vernacular at this point becomes a study of the development of English prose and includes an account of Pecock's works and the
well truly translate exploration_process work bible seventh seventeenth_century aim open_new perspective translation bible vernacular offer idea first complete translation bible english sudden short_lived political gesture natural progression process begin anglo_saxon time continue middle_ages culminate definitive version english bible hope set bible linguistic literary_context well religious_political take_account problem retrospective assessment danger attempt_impose modern value pre conquest medieval prose early_development vernacular bede begin study process wealth medieval translation conquest continue inheritance translation_theory mystical tradition theory authority authorship discuss background translation bible study progress vernacular point becomes study development english prose include account work