Translation and RĂ©Ă©criture in the Middle Ages : rewriting Merlin in the French and Italian vernacular traditions
This thesis will investigate the processes of translation and rewriting (rĂ©Ă©criture) in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, through a study of the French and Italian Merlin corpus. In particular, it will focus upon the products of translation between vernacular languages, which, as a practice, displays a greater degree of heterogeneity than translations into the vernacular from Latin. Medieval translation will be studied through a comparative analysis of the story of Merlinâs conception in Robert de Boronâs Merlin and Paulino Pieriâs La Storia di Merlino, in addition to an examination of the translation of Merlinâs prophecies as recounted in the Prophecies de Merlin, the Storia and the Vita di Merlino. These instances of translation will be compared to and studied alongside the processes of intralingual rĂ©Ă©criture. Rewriting within the French tradition will be investigated through an analysis of the interpretative transition from the Vulgate Estoire de Merlin to the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin; in particular, the reinterpretations of Merlinâs prophetic discourse and the character of Merlinâs lover, Viviane, will be examined. The study will take as its methodological basis the semiotic
Campbell, Laura Jane
Translation and RĂ©Ă©criture in the Middle Ages : rewriting Merlin in the French and Italian vernacular traditions. This thesis will investigate the processes of translation and rewriting (rĂ©Ă©criture) in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, through a study of the French and Italian Merlin corpus. In particular, it will focus upon the products of translation between vernacular languages, which, as a practice, displays a greater degree of heterogeneity than translations into the vernacular from Latin. Medieval translation will be studied through a comparative analysis of the story of Merlinâs conception in Robert de Boronâs Merlin and Paulino Pieriâs La Storia di Merlino, in addition to an examination of the translation of Merlinâs prophecies as recounted in the Prophecies de Merlin, the Storia and the Vita di Merlino. These instances of translation will be compared to and studied alongside the processes of intralingual rĂ©Ă©criture. Rewriting within the French tradition will be investigated through an analysis of the interpretative transition from the Vulgate Estoire de Merlin to the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin; in particular, the reinterpretations of Merlinâs prophetic discourse and the character of Merlinâs lover, Viviane, will be examined. The study will take as its methodological basis the semiotic
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