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William Caxton: England's First Print Author

Kaley, Heather L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398275503

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2014, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, English (Arts and Sciences).
This thesis seeks to redress the lack of emphasis that scholars have bestowed on William Caxton's writing as a cohesive body of work. Using N. F. Blake's Caxton's Own Prose as my primary text, I analyze Caxton's representations of himself in his prologues, epilogues, interpolations, and colophons, and come to the conclusion that he displayed himself not as a printer, but as an author. I propose, therefore, that the long-established epithet of England';s First Printer does not fully encapsulate his creative autonomy, and propose instead the use of the title England's First Print Author.
Marsha Dutton (Advisor)
Mary Kate Hurley (Committee Member)
Nicole Reynolds (Committee Member)
93 p.
Medieval History; Medieval Literature
Caxton; medieval authorship; printing; print author; medieval translation; editing;

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  • Kaley, H. L. (2014). William Caxton: England's First Print Author [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398275503

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kaley, Heather. William Caxton: England's First Print Author. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398275503.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kaley, Heather. "William Caxton: England's First Print Author." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398275503

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