The first great English translation was the Wycliffe Bible (ca. 1382), which showed the weaknesses of an underdeveloped English prose. Only at the end of the 15th century did the great age of English prose translation begin with Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur—an adaptation of Arthurian romances so free that it can, in fact, hardly be called a true translation. The first great Tudor translations are, accordingly, the Tyndale New Testament (1525), which influenced the Authorized Version (1611), and Lord Berners' version of Jean Froissart's Chronicles (1523–25). COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the first great English translation? ANS1 Wycliffe Bible QSN2 When was the Wycliffe Bible translated? ANS2 1382 QSN3 When did the age of great English prose translation begin? ANS3 end of the 15th century QSN4 What adaptation of Arthurian romances took so many liberties with the source material that it could hardly be called a translation? ANS4 Le Morte Darthur QSN5 The Tyndale New Testament was one of the first great translations from what style? ANS5 Tudor