"400 Years Ago..."
In 1611 the King James Bible was published.
And for 400 years, its words have had a massive impact on our English language and in fact, on all of us....often without us realising just HOW much......
WE UTTER those words, those phrases, so casually, so flippantly....phrases like: " That's off the top of m'head!"..... OR " By gum, there's nothing new under the sun!...." OR " What a fly in the ointment that was!"..... OR " She's the salt of the Earth!"..... OR ( damningly!) " HE'S the leopard who can't change his spots!"
AND Essar Oil Chester LitFest organised a mammoth celebration for this 400th Birthday. Over 2 weeks, 0ver 250 folk volunteered to read a fraction of the Bible, mainly in St Anselm's Chapel ( Chester Cathedral) but also in Stanley Palace. AND THUS: IN OVER 80 HOURS, ALL THE BIBLE WAS READ.
On Friday I was " understudying" ( ie listening to others read chapters... and being available to step in if there was a "no show") .....I must admit that I expected a gentle morning merely "listening"....but one reader failed to show...so I read the wonderful Mathew 26....and can frankly say that reading those words ALOUD ( and in Stanley Palace: black/white/Tudor/ beautiful)...... it was a pretty magical experience....
Essar Oil Chester Lit Fest worked hard to direct /produce this undertaking and I was pleased to be part of it...
MORE re LitFest but am off to have another squint at my lovely new granddaughter....
And for 400 years, its words have had a massive impact on our English language and in fact, on all of us....often without us realising just HOW much......
WE UTTER those words, those phrases, so casually, so flippantly....phrases like: " That's off the top of m'head!"..... OR " By gum, there's nothing new under the sun!...." OR " What a fly in the ointment that was!"..... OR " She's the salt of the Earth!"..... OR ( damningly!) " HE'S the leopard who can't change his spots!"
AND Essar Oil Chester LitFest organised a mammoth celebration for this 400th Birthday. Over 2 weeks, 0ver 250 folk volunteered to read a fraction of the Bible, mainly in St Anselm's Chapel ( Chester Cathedral) but also in Stanley Palace. AND THUS: IN OVER 80 HOURS, ALL THE BIBLE WAS READ.
On Friday I was " understudying" ( ie listening to others read chapters... and being available to step in if there was a "no show") .....I must admit that I expected a gentle morning merely "listening"....but one reader failed to show...so I read the wonderful Mathew 26....and can frankly say that reading those words ALOUD ( and in Stanley Palace: black/white/Tudor/ beautiful)...... it was a pretty magical experience....
Essar Oil Chester Lit Fest worked hard to direct /produce this undertaking and I was pleased to be part of it...
MORE re LitFest but am off to have another squint at my lovely new granddaughter....
posted by Jan at 3:33 pm
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