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Le Roman de Silence: Allegory in Ruin or Womb of Irony?
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 7, Number 2, Summer 1997
- pp. 111-128
- 10.1353/art.1997.0064
- Article
- Additional Information
Merlin and Silence wage a final metaphoric / metonymic battle in the evolution of allegory: Merlin's laughter exiles him to perpetual self-generation, as women are restored to the reign of Silence.