Abstract
AbstractCaxton was a central figure in the transmission of medieval English poetry, particularly the works of Chaucer, John Gower, and John Lydgate. This chapter considers the print presentation of these poets, both by Caxton and by his immediate successors. It also outlines the transmission of other medieval poetic forms, including popular verse romance and alliterative verse. Caxton’s successor, Wynkyn de Worde, expanded Caxton’s poetic list, adding many romance texts. Richard Pynson continued to expand the list of English poetic offerings, and was important for transmitting contemporary as well as older verse texts. The chapter explores how paratextual features and illustration framed texts for their audiences, contributing to developing ideas about authorship and the medieval poetic canon. It also considers the interaction between manuscript and print in this early period. It closes with a consideration of what did not see print in the early period.
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