{"product_id":"merlin-and-legendary-romance-9781138995796","title":"Merlin and Legendary Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carol Harding\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn indepth work on the origins of the Merlin of Arthurian legend, this book examines early texts, thirteenth century romances focusing particularly on Merlin as a character, rather than those where Merlin is a background cast member. The outline here starts with looking at the genre and the place of fantasy, moving on to consider the attitudes towards magic and magic-users in medieval times. Main works considered are Geoffrey of Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Regum Britanniae\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVita Merlini\u003c\/em\u003e; the Vulgate cycle, \u003cem\u003eSuite du Merlin\u003c\/em\u003e; and finally Malory's work. The author asserts that each portrays a different approach to Merlin but all are tied to history and to the Christian religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237342666903,"sku":"9781138995796","price":4157.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138995796.webp?v=1769216268","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/merlin-and-legendary-romance-9781138995796","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}