LEADER 03702nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910818020903321 005 20240418010009.0 010 $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 /$fAnne Lawrence-Mathers 205 $a1st ed. 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 615 0$aMerlin (Legendary character) 615 0$aArthurian romances$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a809/.93351 700 $aLawrence-Mathers$b Anne$f1953-$01445168 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818020903321 996 $aThe true history of Merlin the magician$94060281 997 $aUNINA