Memorializing William Tyndale.
William Tyndale, the Bible translator and Reformation martyr, enjoyed a sudden revival of interest in the mid-nineteenth century. This article examines one important aspect of his Victorian rehabilitation - his memorialization in stone and bronze. It analyses the campaigns to erect two monuments in...
| Publicado en: | Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 155 - 179 |
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Manchester University Press
Spring2014
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