The Book Of Common Prayer: 1662 Version

Cranmer, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1857152417 / ISBN 13: 9781857152418

Verlag: Everyman's Library, 1999

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers E03L-01502

Inhaltsangabe:

The plays of Shakespeare, the Authorized version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, all produced in the late 16th/early 17th centuries, are the three dounding texts of the English nation and its language. Not only do they share a beauty and a power of style which have never been equalled: their influence on Anglophone culture remains profound. Originally produced by Archbishop Cranmer and his allies to bolster the Tudor secession from Catholicism, the Pray Book rapidly took on a life of its own. Until the present century, most Anglicans knew long stretches of the text by heart. It invaded the style of 17th-century p oets and even 19th century novelists like George Elliot. It still colours our language and our way of feeling today, though we hardly know it. In recent years the Prayer Book has been under attack by modernizers and radicals within the church itself. On the 450th anniversary of its first appearance, the time has come to proclaim the value of this work once more and to recognize it for what it is: a liturgical and literary masterpiece.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Thomas Cranmer And Others

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Book Of Common Prayer: 1662 Version
Verlag: Everyman's Library
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag