摘要
"詹姆斯王"圣经译本自1611年面世后不久,一直到20世纪初,长期居于主导和权威地位。它对标准英语的风格,以及一大批英文作家的成长发生了重要影响,并且作为一种文化影响力渗透到各个角落。无论天主教徒、清教徒还是无宗教的英文作家,都选择将其作为"文学"的圣经而加以引用,因此,它被视为英国文学中的奠基性文本。
The 'King James' translation of the Bible in 1611 had a growing influence upon the rhetoric of formal English and the formation of English authors, beginning shortly after its publication until completely dominant or authoritative by early in the 20th Century. It has been so powerful as a cultural influence that it has been the Bible of literary choice for quotation by English authors whether Catholie, Protestant or non-religious, and has thus come to be regarded as itself perhaps the most foundational of English literary texts.
出处
《圣经文学研究》
2007年第1期44-66,373,共26页
Journal for the Study of Biblical Literature
关键词
散文韵律
圣经英文翻译
文化权威
prose rhythm
Bible translation into English
cultural authority
