Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Translator’s Prologue: Latin and French Antecedents 19
8. 2 The Translator’s Prologue: The Germanic and Anglo-Saxon Background 39
9. 3 The Development of the French > English Translator’s Prologue 63
10. 4 The Figure of the Translator 97
11. 5 The Acquisition of French 140
12. 6 The Case for Women Translators 162
13. 7 The Presentation of Audience and the Later life of the Prologue 189
14. 8 Middle Dutch Translators’ Prologues as a Sidelight on English Practice 218
15. Conclusion 244
16. Appendices 249
17. Bibliography 264
18. Index 289