July 11, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsHelen Moore shares insight about Oxford and the making of the King James Bible In April, Helen Moore, Fellow and Tutor in English at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, spoke about the history of the King James translation at the Harry Ransom Center. The talk is now online on YouTube. Moore was lead curator of Manifold Greatness: Oxford and the Making of the… read more
June 28, 2012, Filed Under: AuthorsDriftwood in an archive Writer Jim Crace, author of Continent (1986), Arcadia (1992), Quarantine (1997), Being Dead (1999), and The Pesthouse (2007), speaks about ephermera in archives and the narratives and stories they provide. Crace elaborates about a piece of driftwood found in his archive that contains a note that was later incorporated into… read more
June 27, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmIn the Galleries: Robert De Niro’s King James Version-inspired tattoos in "Cape Fear" The 1991 Martin Scorsese–directed thriller Cape Fear may seem an unlikely candidate for documenting the use and influence of the King James Bible, but its central character, Max Cady, as played by Robert De Niro, wielded biblical verses like weapons. This aspect of Cady was absent in both the original… read more
