Robert de Boron and the Prose Merlin
There are so many wonderful things about the internet: there was a time when a scholar had to order through ILL and wait for weeks or months before he or she could set eyes on such works as Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini or Robert de Boron's Prose Merlin . No more. from Prose Merlin Robert de Boron Full wrothe and angry was the Devell, whan that oure Lorde hadde ben in helle and had take oute Adam and Eve and other at his plesier. And whan the fendes sien that, they hadden right grete feer and gret merveile. Thei assembleden togedir and seiden: "What is he this thus us supprisith and distroyeth, in so moche that oure strengthes ne nought ellis that we have may nought withholde hym, nor again hym stonde in no diffence but that he doth all that hym lyketh? We ne trowed not that eny man myght be bore of woman but that he sholde ben oures; and he that thus us distroyeth, how is he born in whom we knewe non erthely delyte?" Than ansuerde anothir fende and seide
And I thought I had problems with cheating and plagiarism in my literature and drama courses. This one takes the prize!
ReplyDeleteI doubt that I could have been as controlled as the professor at UCF. Yes, he was angry, but I would have been nuclear!
As it turns out, I unfortunately have occasions to weed out cheaters and plagiarists. The situation at UCF, however, is unbelievable in its scale.
Note: I have forwarded this on to heads in my departments (English and Theatre), and I have encouraged them to forward this to the Business Department because they certainly need to know about a problem that probably extends beyond one campus.
Dear R/T,
ReplyDeleteI find it unaccountably distressing, given that I don't teach. But, there you have it!
Thanks for writing and great to have you back.
shalom,
Steven