English Readers of Catholic Saints (e-bog) af Ford, Judy Ann
Ford, Judy Ann (forfatter)

English Readers of Catholic Saints e-bog

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In 1484, William Caxton, the first publisher of English-language books, issued The Golden Legend, a translation of the most well-known collection of saints' lives in Europe. This study analyzes the molding of the Legenda aurea into a book that powerfully attracted the English market. Modifications included not only illustrations and changes in the arrangement of chapters, but also the addition ...
E-bog 348,37 DKK
Forfattere Ford, Judy Ann (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 18 maj 2020
Længde 216 sider
Genrer Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781000062335
In 1484, William Caxton, the first publisher of English-language books, issued The Golden Legend, a translation of the most well-known collection of saints' lives in Europe. This study analyzes the molding of the Legenda aurea into a book that powerfully attracted the English market. Modifications included not only illustrations and changes in the arrangement of chapters, but also the addition of lives of British saints and translated excerpts from the Bible, showing an appetite for vernacular scripture and stories about England's past. The publication history of Caxton's Golden Legend reveals attitudes towards national identity and piety within the context of English print culture during the half century prior to the Henrician Reformation.