An exhortation to the diligent studye of scripture and An exposition into the seventh chaptre of the pistle to the Corinthians - Hardcover

 
9780802048189: An exhortation to the diligent studye of scripture and An exposition into the seventh chaptre of the pistle to the Corinthians
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0802048188 ISBN 13: 9780802048189
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2000

Synopsis

Douglas Parker presents an old-spelling, critical edition of William Roye's English translation of Erasmus' "An exhortation to the diligent studye of scripture (or Paraclesis)", and Martin Luther's "An exposition in to the seventh chaptre of the pistle to the Corinthians" (his commentary on St. Paul's 1 Corinthians 7), first published together in 1529.

Roye's translation of Erasmus' Paraclesis was momentous because it underscored the reformers' call for a vernacular Bible, thereby providing them with a voice of authority that conservative forces could not ignore. Roye's translation of Luther was the first full-scale English rendering of a work by the great arch-heretic, and its subject matter (the iniquities of the unmarried clergy) suggested a unity of vision between European and English reformers. Most importantly, these two tracts were published together, ironically enough, thereby suggesting a unity of vision that neither Erasmus nor Luther would have been prepared to countenance.

Parker's thorough volume includes: a literary/historical introduction situating the text and explaining its importance for the English reform movement; an essay on the fidelity of Roye's English renderings of the original Latin and German texts; commentary that glosses difficult readings, identifies all biblical and secular references, provides analogues from early English reformation tracts and from some of Erasmus' and Luther's other writings. This is a critical work for scholars of the English reformation movement.

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About the Author

Douglas H. Parker is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at Laurentian University.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802048188
ISBN 13 
9780802048189
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
240
Editor
Parker Douglas