Sofia 138

December 2020

Translation

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Editorial
Covers
  • Front cover image :  The New Testament, translated by William
    Tyndale (1526). Front cover of the edition edited by David
    Daniel, published by Hendrickson Publishers in 2008.
  • Back cover image :  ‘Bottom translated into an ass’, illustration
    to A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Arthur Rackham
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Articles
Poetry and Short Prose Extract
  • October Night by Ernst Jandl
  • Helen Thomas visits Ivor Gurney by Kathryn Southworth
  • Meditation in a DC-3 by Ernesto Cardenal
  • A Declaration to the Powers of England, and to all the Powers of the World by Gerrard Winstanley (extract)
Reviews
  • Stephen Mitchell reviews Alive in God by Timothy Radcliffe
  • Dave Francis reviews The House of Islam by Ed Husain
  • Edward Nickell reviews Stories We Tell Ourselves by Richard Holloway
Regulars and Occasionals
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Comment. Francis McDonagh comments on the US election
  • Revisiting: Old Normal: New Normal.
    Andy Kemp revisits Christopher Hill’s The World Turned Upside Down
  • As I Please: John Pearson