The Middle English text of Caxton's Ovid, books II-III : edited from Cambridge, Magdalene College, Old Library, MS F.4.34 : with a parallel text of The Ovide moralise en prose II, edited from Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, MS fonds francais 137 / by Wolfgang Mager.
Middle French and Middle English text editions, with an introduction and commentary in English. Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.
Contents:
Bibliography. Abbreviations and Sigla -- Tables -- Introduction -- The middle English text and its French source -- Caxton's life and works -- Was Caxton's Ovid ever printed? -- The middle English manuscript of Caxton's Ovid -- Function and history of the manuscript -- The French source : the Ovide moralisé en prose II and its transmission -- Caxton's Ovid and moralized versions of the Metamorphoses -- The relationships of the French manuscripts -- Caxton's source manuscript -- Caxton's technique of translation -- Caxton's word-order and syntax -- Caxton's vocabulary -- Caxton's binomials (doublets, twin formulae) -- Contents of Books II and III -- Editorial procedure -- The middle English text and its French source -- Commentary -- Index of names -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
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