This book deals with all aspects of the Merlin legend, from its origins to its expression in medieval and modern literature, film, and popular culture. Following an extended introduction and a full bibliography, the volume offers nearly twenty essays--some newly commissioned for this volume, others selected from the most important scholarly and critical studies of Merlin and his role. Two of the reprinted essays are translated into English for the first time.
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
Peter H. Goodrich
