Duces caecorum: on two recent translations of Wyclif

Mark Thakkar

doi:10.1163/15685349-12341391

Duces caecorum: on two recent translations of Wyclif

Mark Thakkar

School of History

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Abstract

Two recent publications have greatly increased the amount of Wyclif available in translation: the Trialogus, translated by Stephen Lahey, and a thematic anthology translated by Stephen Penn. This review article documents the failings that make these translations worse than useless. A post mortem leads the author to claim that the publication of these volumes, the first of which has already been warmly received, is a sign of a gathering crisis in medieval studies, and one that we should take steps to avert.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357-383
Journal	Vivarium
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15685349-12341391
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2020

Keywords

John Wyclif
Latin language
Latin literature
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Translation

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