Matter of Britain Figure
William Caxton
- Summary
- England's first printer. His 1485 edition of Le Morte Darthur divided the text into 21 books and 507 chapters, supplied a preface justifying Arthur's historicity, and was the only known text until 1934.
- Dates
- c. 1422-1491
- Kind
- printer
Worldviews
Malory's Fellowship and Its Fall, Revival, Screen and Afterlife
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH