{"product_id":"merlin-and-legendary-romance-1","title":"Merlin and Legendary Romance","description":"\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 Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246358778200,"sku":"9781138995796","price":61.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138995796.jpg?v=1777780875","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/merlin-and-legendary-romance-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}