Franco-Italian Cultural Translation in the Prophecies de Merlin and the Storia di Merlino

Chuhan Campbell, Laura

Abstract

This article argues that northern Italian adaptations of the Merlin story mediate the French text culturally by exploiting alternative social dimensions within the narrative. While the Franco-Venetian Prophecies de Merlin juxtaposes the cultural discourses of Arthurian literature with ascetic and communal values, the Florentine Storia di Merlino goes further in deconstructing the social assumptions of Arthurian narrative.

Citation

Chuhan Campbell, L. (2020). Franco-Italian Cultural Translation in the Prophecies de Merlin and the Storia di Merlino. Quaderni di Francigena, 6, 113-138. https://doi.org/10.25430/2420-9767/v6-004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Jan 22, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 10, 2022
• Journal: Francigena
• Electronic ISSN: 2724-0975
• Publisher: Padova University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 113-138
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.25430/2420-9767/v6-004
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309762
• Publisher URL: https://www.francigena-unipd.com/index.php/francigena/article/view/47