The Source of the Most Famous Quotation from Richard Hooker's Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
This article deals with the source that lies behind the best known passage ("Now if nature should remit her course ...") from Richard Hooker's monumental treatise on Laws. This passage is usually quoted or anthologized without annotation to illustrate Hooker's distinctive literar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1990
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-86 |
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| Summary: | This article deals with the source that lies behind the best known passage ("Now if nature should remit her course ...") from Richard Hooker's monumental treatise on Laws. This passage is usually quoted or anthologized without annotation to illustrate Hooker's distinctive literary style and his Elizabethan world view. Comparison of Hooker's text with a passage from Arnobius's apology Against the Pagans, however, reveals that Hooker was familiar with and closely followed the language and the order of the original. Differences which emerge also illustrate techniques Hooker often employs in dealing with his sources and have a direct bearing upon his distinctive literary style. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2541133 |