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Jacob Van Maerlant and the Papacy: A Middle English Misreading of Middle Dutch Verse.

The article looks at the Middle English misreading of the Middle Dutch verse translation of Petrus Comestor's Biblical paraphrase "Historia scholastica" by Flemish author Jacob van Maerlant. It points out the erroneous belief of authors William Barlow and John Foxe that Maerlant translated the entir...

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Published in:Notes & Queries Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 36 - 39
Main Author: Levelt, Sjoerd
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2021
Subjects:
Translating errors
Middle Dutch language, 1150-1500
Van Maerlant, Jacob
Historia Scholastica (Book)
Comestor, Petrus
Barlow, William
Foxe, John, 1516-1587
Bible translating
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article looks at the Middle English misreading of the Middle Dutch verse translation of Petrus Comestor's Biblical paraphrase "Historia scholastica" by Flemish author Jacob van Maerlant. It points out the erroneous belief of authors William Barlow and John Foxe that Maerlant translated the entire Bible into Flemish and was summoned to the pope for an investigation of the translation. The role of the wrong translation of Middle Dutch verses in the erroneous papal summons report is noted.