God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible Paperback - 2005
by Adam Nicolson
Nicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building but a book. 16-page insert.
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A network of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the era of the Gunpowder Plot and the worst outbreak of the plague. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than the country had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn taut between these polarities. This was the world that created the King James Bible. It is the greatest work of English prose ever written, and it is no coincidence that the translation was made at the moment "Englishness," specifically the English language itself, had come into its first passionate maturity. The English of Jacobean England has a more encompassing idea of its own scope than any form of the language before or since. It drips with potency and sensitivity. The age, with all its conflicts, explains the book.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.Details
- Title God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible
- Author Adam Nicolson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 58613th
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date August 2, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060838737 / 0060838736
- Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.32 x 0.84 in (20.37 x 13.51 x 2.13 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History - James I, 1603-1625, Great Britain - Religion - 17th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 220.520
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- Ingram Advance, 08/01/2005, Page 76
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