Complex sentence: William Caxton produced the first translation of the text on 22 April 1480; set in prose, it is a literal rendering of a French translation known as the "Ovide Moralisé".
Split into simpler sentences: William Caxton produced the first translation of the text on 22 April 1480. Set in prose, it is a literal rendering of a French translation known as the "Ovide Moralisé".