Faithful Translators Authorship, Gender, and Religion in Early Modern England |
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| Author:
| Goodrich, Jaime |
| Series title: | Rethinking the Early Modern Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2938-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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With Faithful Translators Jaime Goodrich offers the first in-depth examination of women's devotional translations and of religious translations in general within early modern England. Placing female translators such as Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, alongside their male counterparts, such as Sir Thomas More and Sir Philip Sidney, Goodrich argues that both male and female translators constructed authorial poses that allowed their works...
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With Faithful Translators Jaime Goodrich offers the first in-depth examination of women's devotional translations and of religious translations in general within early modern England. Placing female translators such as Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, alongside their male counterparts, such as Sir Thomas More and Sir Philip Sidney, Goodrich argues that both male and female translators constructed authorial poses that allowed their works to serve four distinct cultural functions: creating privacy, spreading propaganda, providing counsel, and representing religious groups.