Merlin [The Evolution of the Legend 1. Early Stages in the Development of the Merlin Legend; The Prophet and the Magician; Merlin and the Ladies of the Lake; Merlin in Italian Literature; Merlin in Iberian Literature; Merlin in German Literature ; Merlin as New-World Wizard; The Enchanter Awakes: Merlin in Modern Fiction; Merlin as Wise Old Man; Merlin in the Grail Legend; Robert de Boron's Merlin; Merlin Romancier: Paternity, Prophecy, and Poetics in the Huth Merlin; Malory's Tragic Merlin; Druids, Bards, and Tennyson's Merlin; Illusion and Relation: Merlin as an Image of the Artist in Tennyson, Dore, Burne-Jones, and Beardsley; Master and Mediator of the Natural World,

Goodrich, Norma Lorre ; A.O.H. Jarman Paul Zumthor Anne Berthelot Donald L. Hoffman Barbara D. Miller Ulrich Muller Alan C. Lupack Raymond H. Thompson Heinrich Zimmer Emma Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz Alexandre Micha Kate Cooper Donald L. Hoffman William Blackburn Catherine Barnes Stevenson Linda K. Hughes Jean Markale; painting, David Palladini; photo, John H Howard

ISBN 10: 0531150607 / ISBN 13: 9780531150603

Published by Franklin Watts, New York, 1987, 1987

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1st ed., 1st printing ; 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm OCLC 16094354 ISBN 9780531150603, 0531150607 Norma Goodrich's prowess as a scholar and historian proves conclusively that Merlin, the legendary wizard of King Arthur's court, was actually St. Dubricious, a talented scientist and magician and notorious ladies' man. ; Combines an array of evidence and argument drawn from years of dedicated scholarship and detective work to recover a great man of the Arthurian age ; Contents: Introduction, Peter H. Goodrich Select Bibliography Part I: The Evolution of the Legend 1. Early Stages in the Development of the Merlin Legend, A.O.H. Jarman 2. The Prophet and the Magician, Paul Zumthor 3. Merlin and the Ladies of the Lake, Anne Berthelot 4. Merlin in Italian Literature, Donald L. Hoffman 5. Merlin in Iberian 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 Part II. Major Motifs and Works 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 16. Illusion and Relation: Merlin as an Image of the Artist in Tennyson, Dore, Burne-Jones, and Beardsley, Linda K. Hughes 17. Master and Mediator of the Natural World, Jean Markale Proper Name Index FINE/FINE.

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• Title: Merlin [The Evolution of the Legend 1. Early Stages in the Development of the Merlin Legend; The Prophet and the Magician; Merlin and the Ladies of the Lake; Merlin in Italian Literature; Merlin in Iberian Literature; Merlin in German Literature ; Merlin as New-World Wizard; The Enchanter Awakes: Merlin in Modern Fiction; Merlin as Wise Old Man; Merlin in the Grail Legend; Robert de Boron's Merlin; Merlin Romancier: Paternity, Prophecy, and Poetics in the Huth Merlin; Malory's Tragic Merlin; ...
• Publisher: Franklin Watts, New York, 1987
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0531150607
• ISBN 13: 9780531150603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Examines the historical evidence concerning Merlin, King Arthur's chief advisor, reviews the legends concerning Merlin, and discusses writings attributed to him

Reviews

Goodrich identifies Merlin with the St. Dubricius who controlled vast lands in 6th-century Wales and founded a monastic university. She has freshly translated from the Latin Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Merlin's Prophecy" and interpreted its veiled phrases as a history of King Arthur's wars. The maps, chronologies, and bibliographical annotations are illuminating, but the text resembles notes rather than a thoroughly digested work. Those not put off by Goodrich's mixture of naivete and breathless scholarship, and who liked her King Arthur ( LJ 2/1/86), may be able to appreciate it. General readers are better advised to start with Nikolai Tolstoi's The Quest for Merlin ( LJ 8/85) or the various Arthurian books by Geoffrey Ashe. Barbara J. Dunlap, City Coll. Lib., CUNY
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