Indirect Translations via French in Caxton's Corpus: England's First Printer and the Appetite for Cultural Variety.
The article examines William Caxton's role as a translator and printer in the English Renaissance, emphasizing his use of French-language intermediaries to bring a diverse array of texts to English readers. It also discusses the practical and cultural motives behind Caxton's translations, the comple...
| Publicado en: | Philological Quarterly Vol. 102; no. 2/3; pp. 101 - 122 |
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Department of English, University of Iowa
Sprung/Summer2023
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| Sumario: | The article examines William Caxton's role as a translator and printer in the English Renaissance, emphasizing his use of French-language intermediaries to bring a diverse array of texts to English readers. It also discusses the practical and cultural motives behind Caxton's translations, the complex socio-geographic and temporal variety in his sources, and the significant impact of indirect translation on English literary history. |
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