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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"King james bible"”.
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Sounding sacred: The adoption of biblical archaisms in the Book of Mormon and other 19th century texts
… it exhibits many linguistic features of the King James translation of the Bible. Such stylistic imitation has been little studied, though a notable exception is Sigelman & Jacoby (1996).</p> <p>Three hypotheses are considered: that this is a feature of 19th century religious texts, and the …
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The influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the prose style of Samuel Johnson's prayers
… of English literature, the greatness of the King James Bible and its influence on all of English literature since 1611 have been pointed out. Unquestionably, all men of letters in the English language since that time have known of the King James Bible; and many of them may have been decidedly …
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A World of Reading:An Intertextual Study of Janet Frame's Novels
… of her texts. I examine Frame’s use of the King James Bible, focussing on the less considered area of Frame’s use of the Bible’s poetry, before analysing her references to key Shakespeare plays. Finally I explore Frame’s allusion to folklore, European and Maori myth and oral literature. I …
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The Bishops' Bible and the Church of England, 1560-1640
… a hitherto neglected version of the English Bible: the Bishops’ Bible. First printed in 1568 at the behest of Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, the version remained in use in churches until the publication of the King James Bible in 1611. Widely rejected as a ‘bad’ translation by …