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This seminar deals with the Middle English versions of the story of Lanval, a knight associated with the court of King Arthur. The story of Lanval occurs first in one of Marie de France's Anglo-Norman Lais, which were ’translated’ into Middle English as Sir Landevale and Sir Launfal, respectively. At the beginning of the semester, we will focus on medieval and modern theories of translation and the cultural contexts in which Anglo-Norman texts were 'translated' into Middle English. During the remainder of the semester, we will discuss the transformations Marie de France’s text undergoes in the mentioned Middle English works. The difficulties of translation/adaptation will also concern us in our attempt at rendering passages of the Middle English texts into modern German. Students enrolled in this seminar will collaborate with students of a seminar taught at the University of Halle by Robert Fajen, which focusses on Marie de France’s lai and the problems attendant upon translating the latter. Students interested in this seminar should contact me by email by 10 October 2017. |
