By Charlie Keegan PATRICK (Paddy) McDonald, The Hermitage, Tullow, Co Carlow, whose death occurred peacefully on Sunday 26 June in the company of his loving…
by Eamon Duffy by 29 January 2021
EAMON DUFFY’s latest collection of essays is subtitled Studies in Reformation and is divided into two parts. There are six studies of various aspects of the Reformation era with an emphasis on some of the literary output, including the Douai-Rheims translation of the Bible and the King James Version, together with an appreciative look at the “power and artistry” of the autobiographical writings of the Presbyterian divine Richard Baxter.
Part two of the book contains five studies of how the Reformation has been interpreted in the work of professional historians since the 19th century and also by writers of historical fiction, notably Hilary Mantel.