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The First English Printed Psalters — George Joye’s Translations and Their Editions
The First English Printed Psalters — George Joye’s Translations and Their Editions

Author(s): Jerzy Wójcik
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: George Joye; Psalm translations; first English printed Psalter

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses four English Psalters which are the work of a prominent, although largely forgotten, English protestant George Joye, whose first English translation of the whole Psalter appeared in Antwerp in 1530. The original publication was followed by two reprints, both of which appeared in London in 1534 and 1544. The fourth publication, which appeared in Antwerp in 1534, was a new translation prepared by Joye on the basis of a different Latin text. The text of Psalm 1 from each of these publications is provided, enabling the comparison of the differences displayed by the texts in question so characteristic of early print.

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 143-154
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English