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Caxton's Mirror of the World
Excerpt from Caxton's Mirrour of the World
Cf. Froissart, Chronicles, ch. 249 (ed. Johnes. London 1839. Vol. I. P. 2 We shall in future refer to this particular ms. As ms. A....
Cf. Froissart, Chronicles, ch. 249 (ed. Johnes. London 1839. Vol. I. P. 2 We shall in future refer to this particular ms. As ms. A....
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
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August 3, 2010
What a fun read. Now, saying that, I must admit that I really enjoy reading prior culture's concepts of things like astronomy and what the rest of the world is like, so I enjoyed just flipping through the pages. The Middle English is close enough to Early-Modern English that it reads pretty much straight from the page, though a few words tripped me up.
August 24, 2010
Hopelessly enjoyable. Well, if you enjoy medieval ideas of the world, that is. Caxton's translation of the French is in very easy-to-read Middle English and with headings on the top of each page it is easy to dip into the text. Topics range from the medieval concept of the earth and stars to the strange stories people told of beasts in Africa and India.
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