Article Title
Abstract
Examines the use of Merlin as a character in Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, two novels by J.C. Powys, and Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series. Notes parallels and differences in Merlin’s power, role, prophetic ability, link with the divine, and vulnerability.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Gwyneth
(1990)
"Three Modern Views of Merlin,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 16
:
No.
4
, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol16/iss4/3
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