The End of Merlin
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Société Internationale des Amis de Merlin
Organizer Name
Anne Berthelot
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Presider Name
Barbara Miller
Presider Affiliation
Univ. at Buffalo
Paper Title 1
Merlin's End in the Premiers faits du roi Arthur: A True Fairytale
Presenter 1 Name
Anne Berthelot
Paper Title 2
Merlin's Triumphant End in the Middle English Romance Of Arthour and of Merlin
Presenter 2 Name
Kathryn Walton
Presenter 2 Affiliation
York Univ.
Paper Title 3
Merlin's Suspension in Graal Théâtre, by Florence Delay and Jacques Roubaud
Presenter 3 Name
Florence Marsal
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 4
A Saint or a Devil: Maugis and Merlin's Ends
Presenter 4 Name
Kathleen Jarchow
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Start Date
14-5-2017 10:30 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 106
Description
Everybody knows that Merlin ends up being imprisoned in a cave by the enchantress whom he loves. Except, this is one ending to the character who goes by the name Merlin, but there are many variants, and details differ very much: where the French Didot-Perceval of the small Grail Cycle has Merlin go willingly into an esplumeoir (whatever this may be), the Spanish Baladro del Sabio Merlin has the devils come for a damned-forever Merlin. Where the Suite Vulgate presents a Niniane really in love with Merlin who locks him in the famous “prison of air” to keep him hers forever, and spends a lot of time with him after the imprisonment, the Suite Post-Vulgate depicts a man-hater Niviene putting to death her would-be lover in a most grueling way. This session will focus on the various endings of Merlin and his analogues (such as Lailoken undergoing the “triple death” usually prophesized to others by the prophet-enchanter), and the narrative principles that underline such choices.
Anne Berthelot
The End of Merlin
Bernhard 106
Everybody knows that Merlin ends up being imprisoned in a cave by the enchantress whom he loves. Except, this is one ending to the character who goes by the name Merlin, but there are many variants, and details differ very much: where the French Didot-Perceval of the small Grail Cycle has Merlin go willingly into an esplumeoir (whatever this may be), the Spanish Baladro del Sabio Merlin has the devils come for a damned-forever Merlin. Where the Suite Vulgate presents a Niniane really in love with Merlin who locks him in the famous “prison of air” to keep him hers forever, and spends a lot of time with him after the imprisonment, the Suite Post-Vulgate depicts a man-hater Niviene putting to death her would-be lover in a most grueling way. This session will focus on the various endings of Merlin and his analogues (such as Lailoken undergoing the “triple death” usually prophesized to others by the prophet-enchanter), and the narrative principles that underline such choices.
Anne Berthelot