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In Reply to: The King James Bible. posted by J.R. on June 15, 2004 at 05:50:19:

The King James Bible wasn't published till 1611, by which time virtually all of Shakespeare's plays were already written. The first recorded production of The Tempest was in 1611. Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen, both lesser, collaborative works, came later.

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Is my face red. - J.R. 08:56:33 06/18/04 (1)
Well perhaps that means that the KJV was heavily influenced by W.S.
But what it really means is that it was the language of the time, as
familiar to Shakespear as to the authors of the KJV, and as to the
endlessly churned out broadsides of the day. Regards,
J.R.
- I doubt it was influenced by WS - Bulkington 09:27:41 06/18/04 (0)
  But certainly Modern English experienced an unparallelled flowering then. Just speculation on my part, but I wonder if Milton would have written Paradise Lost were it not for the King James Bible. As I recall, he had contemplated writing something Arthurian instead. I think it's no coincidence that the great writers (Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton) steered clear of that mythos. Mallory? Spencer? No thanks.

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