ENG 204 Lecture Notes - William Caxton, Egg, Indulgence
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It makes it much easier to tell where you are in the book. New and improved" version, he is a merchant by trade, he use to make his money by buying and selling things. Chaucer, first author and maker of this book. From caxton"s prologue: he is acknowledging that the different versions of the tales vary, he makes direct reference to authorship, with print came consistency, that was otherwise not there. The printing- press comes to england: william caxton"s early editions of chaucer. Cologne 1470"s: this is where it is believed that caxton learnt how to use the printing press. Printed the first book ever printed in english. Certaynly it is harde to playse euery man by cause of dyuersite and change langage caxton. Outcome of print: a gradual development of more and more rules that have to do with the standardization of language in social form.
