The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, C. 1530-1700

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, C. 1530-1700
ISBN-10
0199686971
ISBN-13
9780199686971
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
783
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Kevin Killeen, Helen Smith, Rachel Willie

Description

The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, c. 1530-1700 is the indispensable and authoritative guide to the most important book in early modern England. It is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates in literature, history, and theology, and an important resource for scholars across the Arts and Humanities. The Handbook includes chapters from the leading scholars in the field, covering topics from sacred geography tobiblical falsehood, translation to revolution, material culture to Milton. Sections explore issues of translation, early modern biblical scholarship, Bible dissemination and circulation, the use of the Bible as apolitical resource, literary appropriations and responses, and the reception of the text across a range of forms.

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