Indirect Translations via French in Caxton's Corpus: England's First Printer and the Appetite for Cultural Variety.

The article examines William Caxton's role as a translator and printer in the English Renaissance, emphasizing his use of French-language intermediaries to bring a diverse array of texts to English readers. It also discusses the practical and cultural motives behind Caxton's translations, the complex socio-geographic and temporal variety in his sources, and the significant impact of indirect translation on English literary history.