Myles Coverdale (1488–1569) is the little-known first translator of the complete Bible into English after the invention of the printing press. As a forerunner to the Puritans’ non-conformity, Coverdale was forced to flee England. He lived in exile three separate times for his translation work and Reformed convictions. Professor G. F. Main now presents the rarely told tale of this forgotten Reformer in a riveting new biography.
Contents
Preface
1 The Forgotten Reformer?
2 England before the Reformation
3 The Dawn of the Reformation
4 First Exile
5 Working for Thomas Cromwell
6 Second Exile
7 Strengthening the Reformation
8 Bishop of Exeter
9 A Narrow Escape from Burning
10 Third Exile
11 Last Years
12 An Evaluation
Appendix 1: Comparison of Bible Versions
Appendix 2: Joan Waste and Anne Askew
Appendix 3: Coverdale’s Most Important Literary Works
Appendix 4: Coverdale’s Letter Anticipating Martyrdom
Index
216 pages.
Forgotten Reformer: Myles Coverdale and the First Forty Years of the English Reformation is in the following collections:
