The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
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The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye is a 15th-century English prose translation of a popular French romance about the Trojan War, notable as the first book printed in the English language.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
incunable
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literary work ⓘ printed book ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstPrinting |
c. 1473
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c. 1474 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burgundian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
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early English printers ⓘ |
| authorOfTranslation | William Caxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Recueil des histoires de Troie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | Burgundian court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Margaret of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Margaret of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
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romance ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent English Troy narratives ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | printed text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
early English printing
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late medieval English prose style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late medieval English literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval Troy literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePeriod | legendary age of heroes ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting | mythical Troy ⓘ |
| notableFor | first book printed in the English language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPrinting |
Bruges
NERFINISHED
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Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printingMilestone | earliest surviving substantial English printed book ⓘ |
| printingPioneer | William Caxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | movable type ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| script | blackletter ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythology
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Trojan heroes ⓘ siege of Troy ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Middle English ⓘ |
| translator | William Caxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | vernacularization of French courtly literature ⓘ |
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