Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend, has been a source of enduring fascination for centuries. In this authoritative, entertaining, and generously illustrated book, Stephen Knight traces the myth of Merlin back to its earliest roots in the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He the…
"Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend, has been a source of enduring fascination for centuries. In this generously illustrated book, Stephen Knight traces the myth of Merlin back to its roots in the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He then follows Merlin as he is imagined and re…
Here, Knight argues that Merlin in all his guises represents a conflict basic to Western societies - the clash between knowledge and power. While the Merlin story varies over time, the underlying structural tension remains the same whether its takes the form of bard versus lord,…
Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend, has been a source of enduring fascination for centuries. In this authoritative text, the author traces the myth of Merlin back to its roots in the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He then follows Merlin as he is imagined and reimaged through…
"The book is about the pedagogic rapport in the post-1980s U.S. when the professor-student relationship gained unprecedented attention. Using eleven American novels, Aristi Trendel examines the complexity, richness, and exceptional nature of the pedagogic encounter and calls for…
"The book is about the pedagogic rapport in the post-1980s U.S. when the professor-student relationship gained unprecedented attention. Using eleven American novels, Aristi Trendel examines the complexity, richness, and exceptional nature of the pedagogic encounter and calls for…
"The book is about the pedagogic rapport in the post-1980s U.S. when the professor-student relationship gained unprecedented attention. Using eleven American novels, Aristi Trendel examines the complexity, richness, and exceptional nature of the pedagogic encounter and calls for…
