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
Language: English
Published by Franklin Watts, New York, 1987, 1987
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- Hardcover
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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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- 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,
- Author
- 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
- Publisher
- Franklin Watts, New York, 1987
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0531150607
- ISBN 13
- 9780531150603
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
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You may think of him as a funny old man in a pointy hat, waving a magic wand. But he was actually a prodigy, warrior, counsellor to Kings, Christian scholar, and great man of science, literature, and mysteries. Here for the first time is the true history of Merlin, his life and his times, as told by bestselling author and historian Norma Goodrich. Included in 'Merlin' is a new translation and explanation of his extraordinary 'Prophecy' (wherein he predicts his own death) and a full telling of his amazing relationships with King Arthur, Lancelot, Morgan Le Fay, and the Lady of the Lake. No longer hiding behind the smoke screens of legend and myth, 'Merlin' brings Merlin – the historical figure, the great man of scholarship and magic – to life.
Norma Lorre Goodrich is a Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature at Scripps College and the Claremont Gradute School. She holds degrees from the universities of Grenoble, Paris, and Caen and a Ph.D. in French and Romance Philology from Columbia University. Dr. Goodrich and her husband, John Hereford Howard, make their home in Claremont, California.
"...Norma Goodrich is able to use her sources, her skills in language and history, and her flair for logical detection to appraise old materials and unearth new ones..."
RALPH ROSS, Scripps College
"British archaeological and historical research will be revolutionized, and the film industry will need to take a second look at Camelot"
JOAN A. MILLIMAN, Ph.D.
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