The Quest for Merlin

by Nikolai Tolstoy

Paperback, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

398.352

Tags

Arthurian Material, Merlin, Otherworld, Stonehenge, Lughnasa, Trickster

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Little Brown & Co (1988), 322 pages

Description

A new and exciting work of detection and analysis. Did Merlin really exist or is he a figure of legend? Where does myth end and history begin?

User reviews

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Subjects

Arthurian romances History and criticism
Legends Great Britain
Merlin Legends History and criticism
Merlin (Legendary character) in literature
Wizards in literature

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1985

Physical description

322 p.; 6.25 x 1.25 inches

ISBN

0316850802 / 9780316850803

Local notes

NWC

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