| Description |
viii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Arthurian characters and themes ; v. 7 |
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Arthurian characters and themes ; v. 7
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| Contents |
Introduction / Peter H. Goodrich -- 1. The Merlin Legend and the Welsh Tradition of Prophecy / A. O. H. Jarman -- 2. Merlin: Prophet and Magician / Paul Zumthor -- 3. Merlin and the Ladies of the Lake / Anne Berthelot -- 4. Merlin in Italian Literature / Donald L. Hoffman -- 5. Merlin in Spanish Literature / Barbara D. Miller -- 6. Merlin in German Literature / Ulrich Muller -- 7. Merlin as New-World Wizard / Alan C. Lupack -- 8. The Enchanter Awakes: Merlin in Modern Fiction / Raymond H. Thompson -- 9. Merlin as Wise Old Man / Heinrich Zimmer -- 10. Merlin in the Grail Legend / Emma Jung and Marie-Louise Von Franz -- 11. Robert de Boron's Merlin / Alexandre Micha -- 12. Merlin Romancier: Paternity, Prophecy, and Poetics in the Huth Merlin / Kate Cooper -- 13. Malory's Tragic Merlin / Donald L. Hoffman -- 14. Spenser's Merlin / William Blackburn -- 15. Druids, Bards, and Tennyson's Merlin / Catherine Barnes Stevenson |
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16. Illusion and Relation: Merlin as Image of the Artist in Tennyson, Dore, Burne-Jones, and Beardsley / Linda K. Hughes -- 17. Master and Mediator of the Natural World / Jean Markale |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Merlin (Legendary character) -- In literature
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Merlin (Legendary character)
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Arthurian romances -- History and criticism.
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Wizards in literature.
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| Author |
Goodrich, Peter, 1950-
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Thompson, Raymond H. (Raymond Henry), 1941-
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| LC no. |
2002153217 |
| ISBN |
081530658X alkaline paper |
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