Prose Merlin (TEAMS Middle English Texts Series) - Softcover

John Conlee

 
9781580440158: Prose Merlin (TEAMS Middle English Texts Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1580440150 ISBN 13: 9781580440158
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications, 1998

Synopsis

This anonymously authored Middle English adaptation of the Old French Vulgate Cycle survives in one manuscript, Cambridge University Library MS Ff.3.11, and was written near the middle of the fifteenth century, making it the single earliest piece of prose Arthuriana in Middle English. A complete account of its titular character’s life, the Prose Merlin follows the sorcerer from birth to final imprisonment by his former apprentice, Nimiane. Although composed not long before Malory’s Arthurian epic Le Morte D’Arthur, the Prose Merlin provides a more focused and optimistic account of the Arthurian court, while also reveling in the supernatural themes of its subjects. This edition, accessible to the reader unfamiliar with Middle English prose, is the first complete edition of the romance published since the nineteenth century, making it a valuable resource for modern scholarship.

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About the Author

John Conlee is Professor of English at William and Mary. He specializes in Chaucer, Arthurian literature, and Middle English.

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Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1580440150
ISBN 13 
9781580440158
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
407