About the Three Editions of the Book of Tobit from the First Half of the 16th Century Cover Image

O trzech edycjach Księgi Tobiasza z pierwszej połowy XVI wieku
About the Three Editions of the Book of Tobit from the First Half of the 16th Century

Author(s): Anna Lenartowicz-Zagrodna
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theology and Religion, Polish Literature, Biblical studies, Translation Studies
Published by: Papieski Wydział Teologiczny
Keywords: 16th century Polish language; early Renaissance translations of the Bible into Polish; the Book of Tobit; polszczyzna XVI w.; wczesnorenesansowe przekłady Biblii na język polski; Księga Tobiasza

Summary/Abstract: Despite numerous studies concerning ancient translations of the whole Bible or its individual books, we still do not have full knowledge of the relationships between them. One of the Biblical books which until now has not been elaborated is an anonymous translation of the Book of Tobit published three times in the first half of the 16th century (1539, 1540, 1545). The aim of this research is to show what can be learnt about the history of this monument with the help of a linguistic analysis. The collected linguistic facts serve as a basis for establishing the relationship between the three prints of Tobit, as well as for putting forward a few hypotheses regarding the editor of the second edition, the real order and number of prints and their manuscript base.

  • Issue Year: 26/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 133-143
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish