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William Hone (1780–1842)

Autor de The Lost Books of the Bible

42 Obras 1,477 Miembros 16 Reseñas

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Créditos de la imagen: William Hone. Frontispiece from William Hone; his life and times (1912) by Frederick William Hackwood.

Obras de William Hone

The Lost Books of the Bible (1820) — Editor — 1,257 copias
Ancient Mysteries Described (1823) 14 copias
The Year Book (1832) 14 copias
Hone's Table Book (1878) 9 copias
Every-Day Book (1825) 9 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1780-06-30
Fecha de fallecimiento
1842-11-06
Género
male
Nacionalidad
England
UK

Miembros

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If you have studied comparative religion for the last 40 years and want to know about English Mystery plays, this book is on the ‘required reading’ list.

Hone is absolutely amazing when it comes to ferreting out customs and habits of medieval and Tudor drama, including all the Guild dramas and ceremonies that were performed before Henry viii and the Protestant reformation. Many of these dramas were based on stories that first appear in the apocryphal New Testament.

Hone later published “Lost Books of the Bible” which is still in print today.… (más)
 
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Farree | otra reseña | Feb 12, 2021 |
Reprint of the edition of 1926; Hone's edition orig. publ. 1820.
 
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ME_Dictionary | 11 reseñas más. | Mar 19, 2020 |
Good for reference Much of it is drivel but good for comparison
½
 
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busterrll | 11 reseñas más. | Apr 12, 2019 |
Not quite as engaging or exciting as accounts reflect, but still an interesting read.
 
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rlangston | May 3, 2015 |

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Obras
42
Miembros
1,477
Popularidad
#17,387
Valoración
½ 3.3
Reseñas
16
ISBNs
61
Idiomas
2

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