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The plays of Shakespeare, the Authorized version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, all produced in the late 16th/early 17th centuries, are the three dounding texts of the English nation and its language. Not only do they share a beauty and a power of style which have never been equalled: their influence on Anglophone culture remains profound. Originally produced by Archbishop Cranmer and his allies to bolster the Tudor secession from Catholicism, the Pray Book rapidly took on a life of its own. Until the present century, most Anglicans knew long stretches of the text by heart. It invaded the style of 17th-century p oets and even 19th century novelists like George Elliot. It still colours our language and our way of feeling today, though we hardly know it. In recent years the Prayer Book has been under attack by modernizers and radicals within the church itself. On the 450th anniversary of its first appearance, the time has come to proclaim the value of this work once more and to recognize it for what it is: a liturgical and literary masterpiece.
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73 of 75 people found the following review helpful
This Everyman edition of the English Book of Common Prayer, specially produced to mark the 450th anniversary of Cranmer's first Prayer Book must surely rank as one of the best I have seen. A scholarly introduction by Diarmaid MacCullough charts the history of the English Prayer Book and, together with a detailed chronology, gives us a detailed background to what must surely rank as one of the great books of the world.
In addition to the standard 1662 Prayer Book Services, there is an appendix containing the communion rite or 'Mass' from the first English liturgy of 1549 and this serves to illustrate clearly the relationship between this first English service and the Latin medieval rites which it replaced. Harder to justify and of less historical importance is the 1549 Burial Service which also appears in the appendix. Additionally, the appendix also contains three State Services which were used by Royal Warrant between 1662 and 1859 when they were discontinued by authority.
Affordable and attratively bound, this desk size Prayer Book is ideal for use in church and at home and its practicality is further enhanced by the use of fairly large type. It has to be admitted that the book would be more 'altar friendly' if the Epistles and Gospels had been printed in full - as they are in most standard editions of the Book of Common Prayer. Equally, the inclusion of some commonly used material from the 'Prayer Book as Proposed in 1928' would have further enhanced the practical utility of this book but would inevitably have added to its bulk.
This book is ideal as a birthday, Christmas or Confirmation present.
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Like all Everyman titles, this is set in a very legible font and neatly bound. A Chronology covering the years 1485 to 1689 is useful towards understanding contemporary events and their impact.
Diarmaid MacCulloch is an Oxford academic, expert on Cranmer and the rise of English Protestantism which saw the Book of Common Prayer take shape. His valuable & detailed Introduction makes clear that the Book of Common Prayer (together with Shakespeare's plays & the King James Bible) has played a key part in forming the English Language as we know it.
That is a fact, although even the educated classes may not realise it, far less hoi polloi, 'the multitude whom no man can number' in our increasingly secular Britain, whose Sundays are spent in Shopping Centres, seldom setting foot in church.
The Book of Common Prayer is a treasure upon which I am poorly qualified to add any substantive comment beyond saying that I regret not having acquired it sooner. Highly recommended.
Diarmaid MacCulloch is an Oxford academic, expert on Cranmer and the rise of English Protestantism which saw the Book of Common Prayer take shape. His valuable & detailed Introduction makes clear that the Book of Common Prayer (together with Shakespeare's plays & the King James Bible) has played a key part in forming the English Language as we know it.
That is a fact, although even the educated classes may not realise it, far less hoi polloi, 'the multitude whom no man can number' in our increasingly secular Britain, whose Sundays are spent in Shopping Centres, seldom setting foot in church.
The Book of Common Prayer is a treasure upon which I am poorly qualified to add any substantive comment beyond saying that I regret not having acquired it sooner. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Although this edition has a very valuable introduction and appendices, potential purchasers should be aware that it is not in fact the original 1662 edition, but rather the 1958 edition with later amendments! The reason for this is that the BCP is still the official liturgy of the Church of England, and as such it is retricted to the official publishers: the Queen's Printer, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. The 1958 edition was the only one that Everyman's Library were able to get permission for.
As a scholarly edition, this is now superseded by Brian Cummings's edition: The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662 which *does* have the original 1662 text (Oxford University Press could give themselves permission!) - although its editions of the 1549 and 1559 texts are more problematic.
As a scholarly edition, this is now superseded by Brian Cummings's edition: The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662 which *does* have the original 1662 text (Oxford University Press could give themselves permission!) - although its editions of the 1549 and 1559 texts are more problematic.
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