Description: Translated shortly before 1400, the Bible became the most popular medieval book in English. Scholars call it the Wycliffite Bible, attributing it to followers of the heretic John Wyclif, and say that it was banned in 1407. Henry Ansgar Kelly disagrees, arguing that it was a nonpartisan effort, and never the object of any prohibition.
Review Quotes: "Henry Ansgar Kelly broadens the debate over Middle English translations of the Bible. The issues he raises need rethinking, and it's especially useful to have these arguments, which demand space and time, in the form of a book. Few scholars are as skilled as Kelly in reading and interpreting scholastic and legal documents, and he has done a great service here in clearing up many points of confusion."-- "Fiona Somerset, University of Connecticut"