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This anonymously authored Middle English adaptation of the Old French Vulgate Cycle survives in one manuscript, Cambridge University Library MS Ff.3.11, and was written near the middle of the fifteenth century, making it the single earliest piece of prose Arthuriana in Middle English. A complete account of its titular character’s life, the Prose Merlin follows the sorcerer from birth to final imprisonment by his former apprentice, Nimiane. Although composed not long before Malory’s Arthurian epic Le Morte D’Arthur, the Prose Merlin provides a more focused and optimistic account of the Arthurian court, while also reveling in the supernatural themes of its subjects. This edition, accessible to the reader unfamiliar with Middle English prose, is the first complete edition of the romance published since the nineteenth century, making it a valuable resource for modern scholarship.
John Conlee is Professor of English at William and Mary. He specializes in Chaucer, Arthurian literature, and Middle English.
PrefaceIntroductionSelect BibliographyProse MerlinThe Birth of MerlinVortiger's TowerVortiger's Demise; The Battle of Salisbury; and The Death of PendragonUther and YgerneArthur and the Sword in the StoneThe Barons’ RevoltThe Grand Tournament at LogresThe Battle at Bredigan ForestThe Young SquiresThe Deeds of the Young SquiresArthur at TamelideMerlin and the Young SquiresGawain's Rescue of his MotherMerlin and NimianeArthur and Gonnore; and The Battle against King RionArthur and GawainThe Begetting of Lancelot; and Merlin and NimianeMerlin and GrisandolusThe Marriage of Arthur and GonnoreThe Banishment of Bertelak; and King Arthur and King LotThe Tournament at Logres; King Lot and his Sons; and Morgan and GyomarKing Arthur vs. King RionMerlin and Nimiane; and Arthur and the Giant of St. Michael's MountThe Defeat of Lucius; and Arthur and the Devil CatMerlin's Imprisonment; and Gawain and the Dwarf KnightCommentaryTextual Notes
