Format:
XV, 172 S.
ISBN:
9782503546650
,
9780866984850
Series Statement:
Medieval and Renaissance texts and studies vol. 437
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Davis, Univ. of Calif., Diss., 2011
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Introduction: Authority and translation in late medieval EnglandJohn Trevisa: life, works, historical contexts -- Translating history: the tower of Babel, tongues of fire and the tasks of the translator -- Translating tradition: Trevisa's canon of Christian translators and translations -- Translating truth: vernacular preaching, English bibles and Trevisa's audience -- Translating authority: the philosopher and the saint -- Translating culture: manuscripts, printed editions, and early modern materia -- Conclusion: The purpose of John Trevisa's rhetorical strategies.
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
John Trevisa 1342-1402
;
Higden, Ranulfus 1280-1364 Polychronicon
;
Hochschulschrift
Author information:
John Trevisa 1342-1402
