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
I think I've seen some of those books on a list of the most harmful books ever written!
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Dear Dylan,
ReplyDeleteAh, but there are some who would put the Bible on that latter list. (Not that I agree, belf the appearance of harm can be a product of one's bias rather than the work itself)on the other hand, it could be a very direct and intended effect of the work.
Shalom,
Steven
I think that "Enchantment" book on the uses of fairy tales looks especially interesting. Downloaded the beginning of it on Kindle.
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