William Tyndale
SPCK Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-281-07714-4 (ISBN)
Part One: The History (What do we know?)
This brief historical introduction to William Tyndale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received.
What was his impact on the world at the time and what were the key ideas and values connected with him?
Part Two: The Legacy (Why does it matter?)
This second part explores the intellectual and cultural `afterlife' of William Tyndale, and considers the ways in which his impact has lasted and been developed in different contexts by later generations.
Why is he still considered important today? In what ways is his legacy contested or resisted? And what aspects of his legacy are likely to continue to influence the world in the future?
The book has a brief chronology at the front plus a glossary of key terms and a list of further reading at the back.
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the W H Smith Literary Award, A Son of War and Crossing the Lines, both of which were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and most recently Grace and Mary and Now is the Time. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Book of Books, In Our Time, The Adventure of English and 12 Books that Changed the World. He lives in London and Cumbria.
Preface ix
Chronology xi
Part 1
THE HISTORY
1 Innocence and genius 3
2 A prophet without honour 11
3 The New Testament of 1526 26
4 Text and terror 36
5 Enemy of the State 46
6 The agony of exile 51
7 The New Testament of 1534 59
8 Betrayal and execution 66
Part 2
THE LEGACY
9 The Bible of Shakespeare 79
10 A force for good 88
Postscript: Genius discarded? 99
Further reading 100
Index 101
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.10.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Very Brief Histories |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 190 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-281-07714-2 / 0281077142 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-281-07714-4 / 9780281077144 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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