LEADER 03739nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910462126903321 005 20210423234509.0 010 $a1-283-65659-0 010 $a0-300-18929-X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300189292 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275551 035 $a(OCoLC)819379504 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10612161 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000757165 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12318745 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757165 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10754164 035 $a(PQKB)11052396 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421070 035 $a(DE-B1597)486324 035 $a(OCoLC)817828483 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300189292 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421070 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10612161 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL396909 035 $a(OCoLC)923601285 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275551 100 $a20120509d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe true history of Merlin the magician$b[electronic resource] /$fAnne Lawrence-Mathers 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-14489-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tIntroduction --$t1. The Discovery of Merlin --$t2. Writing the History of Merlin --$t3. The British Merlin --$t4. The Curious Career of Merlin the Astrologer --$t5. Merlin's Magic --$t6. A Demonic Heritage --$t7. Merlin in Europe --$t8. Love and Death --$tConclusion: The Measure of Merlin --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aMerlin the Magician has remained an enthralling and curious individual since he was first introduced in the twelfth century though the pages of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. But although the Merlin of literature and Arthurian myth is well known, Merlin the historical' figure and his relation to medieval magic are less familiar. In this book Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just who he was, and what he has meant to Britain. The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy and natural magic, as well as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His powers were convincingly real-and useful, for they helped to add credibility to the 'long-lost' history of Britain which first revealed them to a European public. Merlin's prophecies reassuringly foretold Britain's path, establishing an ancient ancestral line and linking biblical prophecy with more recent times. Merlin helped to put British history into world history. Lawrence-Mathers also explores the meaning of Merlin's magic across the centuries, arguing that he embodied ancient Christian and pagan magical traditions, recreated for a medieval court and shaped to fit a new moral framework. Linking Merlin's reality and power with the culture of the Middle Ages, this remarkable book reveals the true impact of the most famous magician of all time. 606 $aMerlin (Legendary character) 606 $aArthurian romances$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMerlin (Legendary character) 615 0$aArthurian romances$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a809/.93351 700 $aLawrence-Mathers$b Anne$f1953-$01046253 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462126903321 996 $aThe true history of Merlin the magician$92473034 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01345nam2 22003133i 450 001 MOD0119506 005 20231121125553.0 100 $a20030403d1987 ||||0itac50 ba 101 | $aita 102 $ait 181 1$6z01$ai $bxxxe 182 1$6z01$an 200 1 $a˜1: œDalla crisi dell'Impero romano alla rivoluzione inglese$fAntonio Desideri$gcon la collaborazione di Mario Themelly 205 $aNuova ed. aggiornata e ampliata 210 $aMessina$aFirenze$cD'Anna$d1987 215 $aVIII, 1158 p.$cill.$d24 cm. 461 1$1001CFI0501627$12001 $aStoria e storiografia$fAntonio Desideri, Mario Themelly$gcon la collaborazione di Antonio Pantanelli e Margherita Platania$v1 676 $a940$9Storia d'Europa.$v22 700 1$aDesideri$b, Antonio$3CFIV030953$4070$0287679 702 1$aThemelly$b, Mario$3CFIV114972 801 3$aIT$bIT-01$c20030403 850 $aIT-RM0289 $aIT-FR0017 899 $aBiblioteca Statale A. Baldini$bRM0289 899 $aBiblioteca umanistica Giorgio Aprea$bFR0017 $eN 912 $aMOD0119506 950 2$aBiblioteca umanistica Giorgio Aprea$d 52DGA S 433.1$e 52SBA0000294345 VMB RS $fA $h20230303$i20230303 977 $a 04$a 52 996 $aDalla crisi dell'Impero romano alla rivoluzione inglese$93611195 997 $aUNICAS