Merlin
The Great Enchanter
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2018
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-931-3 (ISBN)
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-931-3 (ISBN)
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'Behold Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and death was but a dream!'
Who can resist the allure of Merlin? In British and Celtic mythology, Merlinus Ambrosius is perhaps the most compelling of the many charismatic figures associated with King Arthur and the Grail. For 1500 years the great enchanter has ensnared legions of willing interpreters in his web of powerful charms and spells. In her ebullient new history, one of Britain's foremost authorities on Welsh and Celtic folklore traces the `birth' of Merlin in the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth to the rise of the wise royal counsellor in Sir Thomas Malory; disentangles the benign, donnish Merlin who lives time backwards in T H White's The Once and Future King from the dangerous, atavistic Merlin of C S Lewis' novel That Hideous Strength; and transports her readers to Merlin's multiple settings in Wales (from mythic Carmarthen to a towering, windswept Cader Idris). Richly illuminating both historical sources and intertwined strands of legend and myth, the author shows that, whether in literature, art, TV or cinema, this primeval mage and sorcerer has been a constant, mesmerising presence in the foundation stories of the British Isles.
Who can resist the allure of Merlin? In British and Celtic mythology, Merlinus Ambrosius is perhaps the most compelling of the many charismatic figures associated with King Arthur and the Grail. For 1500 years the great enchanter has ensnared legions of willing interpreters in his web of powerful charms and spells. In her ebullient new history, one of Britain's foremost authorities on Welsh and Celtic folklore traces the `birth' of Merlin in the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth to the rise of the wise royal counsellor in Sir Thomas Malory; disentangles the benign, donnish Merlin who lives time backwards in T H White's The Once and Future King from the dangerous, atavistic Merlin of C S Lewis' novel That Hideous Strength; and transports her readers to Merlin's multiple settings in Wales (from mythic Carmarthen to a towering, windswept Cader Idris). Richly illuminating both historical sources and intertwined strands of legend and myth, the author shows that, whether in literature, art, TV or cinema, this primeval mage and sorcerer has been a constant, mesmerising presence in the foundation stories of the British Isles.
Juliette Wood is a Tutor in the School of Welsh at Cardiff University. A former President of the Folklore Society, London, she broadcasts regularly for BBC Wales and BBC Radio 4. She has appeared on `In Our Time' with Melvyn Bragg, contributing to discussions of The Holy Grail, Fairies, The Brothers Grimm and Merlin - the subject of this book. She is the author of the Celts: Life, Myth and Art (1999), Eternal Chalice: The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail (I.B.Tauris, 2008, paperback 2016) and Here be Dragons: Mythical Beasts in Ancient Legend and Modern Myth (2016).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 30 black and white integrated illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78453-931-7 / 1784539317 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78453-931-3 / 9781784539313 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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