Revival: Caxton's History of Jason (1913): The History of Jason - Translated from the French of Raoul le Fèvre (Routledge Revivals)

by William Caxton

John James Munro (Editor) and John Munro (Editor)

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This book is based on William Caxton’s translation of 15th century French author Raoul Lefèvre book Histoire de Jason (he wrote in 1460).

The Histoire de Jason is known from 20 manuscripts and 30 different printed editions, and was translated in English in 1477 by William Caxton, and in Dutch in 1485. Lefèvre was the chaplain of Philip the Good, the creator of the Order of the Golden Fleece, which was based on the classical Jason story.

  • ISBN13 9781351239967
  • Publish Date 3 September 2018 (first published 31 July 2018)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 199
  • Language English