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God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible

by Adam Nicolson

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A network of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the era of the Gunpowder Plot and the worst outbreak of the plague. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than it had ever been, and the entire culture was drawn taut between these polarities. This was the world that created the King James Bible. It is the greatest work of English prose ever written, and it is no coincidence that the translation was made at the moment "Englishness," specifically the English language itself, had come into its first passionate maturity. The English of Jacobean England has a more encompassing idea of its own scope than any form of the language before or since. It drips with potency and sensitivity. The age, with all its conflicts, explains the book.

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"....wonderfully evokes a world we too often fragment into our categories of literature, art and politics.... [Nicolson]'s own words give us not only the rich history but a moving commemoration of the Bible that has so much shaped our utterances and lives." Kevin Sharpe, The Independent

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"Nicolson tells the KJV's story so well that his book may prove to be the KJV's indispensable companion for years to come." Ray Olson, Booklist

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Nicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building but a book. 16-page insert.
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About the Author

Adam Nicolson has been both a publisher and a travel writer, and is the author of many award-winning books, including the recent Sea Room, about life on the Shiant Isles. He lives on a farm with his family near Burwash, England.
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ISBN:
9780060959753
Subtitle:
The Making of the King James Bible
Author:
Nicolson, Adam
Publisher:
Perennial LANGUAGE: eng
Subject:
Bible - General
Subject:
History
Subject:
Religion - Church History
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Subject:
Christianity - History - General
Subject:
Historical
Publication Date:
20040301
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.01x5.30x.81 in. .51 lbs.
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"Review" by , "....wonderfully evokes a world we too often fragment into our categories of literature, art and politics.... [Nicolson]'s own words give us not only the rich history but a moving commemoration of the Bible that has so much shaped our utterances and lives."
"Review" by , "Nicolson tells the KJV's story so well that his book may prove to be the KJV's indispensable companion for years to come."
"Synopsis" by , Nicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building but a book. 16-page insert.
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