William Caxton (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books August 2018, 2018
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Caspian Books, Tracy, CA, U.S.A.Caspian Books
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- Title
- William Caxton (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- E. Gordon Duff
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books August 2018
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0260284254
- ISBN 13
- 9780260284259
- Seller catalogs
- Monographs
William Caxton: England’s first printer and a landmark in book history, explored with clarity and care.
This edition presents a focused, readable account of Caxton’s life and work, highlighting how his English printing shaped the country’s literature.
Caxton’s Early Life, his Bruges press, and the Westminster venture are traced with emphasis on the choices behind the books he produced. The narrative balances biographical detail with the broader story of how printing came to England and why Caxton mattered to readers then and now. The book also engages with later scholarship, correcting misconceptions while building on earlier foundations.What you’ll experience
- A concise life narrative centered on Caxton’s printing career and key publications
- Clear explanations of how his translations and original works helped popularize English literature
- Discussion of major titles, from Aesop’s Fables to Malory’s Morte d’Arthur, and their place in early English printing
- Context for the craft of early printing, with notes on editions, illustrations, and archival sources
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