A harmony of the spirits : translation and the language of community in early Pennsylvania / Patrick M. Erben.
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TextPublication details: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, c2012.Description: xvi, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780807835579 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0807835579 (cloth : alk. paper)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia | Uy 8 A4653.O | Available | 272909 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Unter der Leitung seines Geistes": Spiritual translation in early America -- Reversing the heritage of Babel: Visions of religious and linguistic renewal in seventeenth-century Europe -- Translating Pennsylvania: visions of spiritual community in promotional literature -- Debating Pennsylvania: religious and linguistic diversity and difference -- "Honey-combs" and "paper-hives": Francis Daniel Pastorius and the gathering of a translingual community of letters -- A hidden voice amplified: music, mysticism, and translation -- "What will become of Pennsylvania?": war, community and the language of suffering for peace -- Confusio linguarum redux: Moravian missions, multilingualism, and the search for a spiritual language.
Gift of the author. LCP Fellow.