Introduction: Authority and translation in late medieval EnglandJohn Trevisa: life, works, historical contexts -- Translating history: the tower of Babel, tongues of fire and the tasks of the translator -- Translating tradition: Trevisa's canon of Christian translators and translations -- Translating truth: vernacular preaching, English bibles and Trevisa's audience -- Translating authority: the philosopher and the saint -- Translating culture: manuscripts, printed editions, and early modern materia -- Conclusion: The purpose of John Trevisa's rhetorical strategies.
Introduction: Authority and translation in late medieval EnglandJohn Trevisa: life, works, historical contexts -- Translating history: the tower of Babel, tongues of fire and the tasks of the translator -- Translating tradition: Trevisa's canon of Christian translators and translations -- Translating truth: vernacular preaching, English bibles and Trevisa's audience -- Translating authority: the philosopher and the saint -- Translating culture: manuscripts, printed editions, and early modern materia -- Conclusion: The purpose of John Trevisa's rhetorical strategies.