Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Sympathy for a Devil? Merlin's Conception according to Robert de Boron and Paulino Pieri
- 2 Death of the Author: Merlin's Imprisonment by the Dame du Lac
- 3 Beyond the Limits of Interpretation: Rewriting Prophetic Discourse in the Estoire de Merlin and the Suite du Merlin
- 4 ‘Ce dit Merlin’: Open and Closed Prophecies in the Italian Merlin Tradition
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Chronology of Primary Texts
- Appendix 2 Summaries of the Principal Texts Discussed
- Bibliography
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2019
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Sympathy for a Devil? Merlin's Conception according to Robert de Boron and Paulino Pieri
- 2 Death of the Author: Merlin's Imprisonment by the Dame du Lac
- 3 Beyond the Limits of Interpretation: Rewriting Prophetic Discourse in the Estoire de Merlin and the Suite du Merlin
- 4 ‘Ce dit Merlin’: Open and Closed Prophecies in the Italian Merlin Tradition
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Chronology of Primary Texts
- Appendix 2 Summaries of the Principal Texts Discussed
- Bibliography
- Index
- Miscellaneous Endmatter
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Medieval Merlin Tradition in France and ItalyProphecy, Paradox, and Translatio, pp. vPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2017