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The Medieval Merlin Tradition in France and Italy: Prophecy, Paradox, and Translatio
ISBN: 9781843844808 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The medieval figure of Merlin is intriguing, enigmatic, and riddled with contradictions. Half human, half devil, he possesses a supernatural knowledge that allows him to prophesy the future. This book examines the reinterpretation of Merlin's character in French and Italian Arthurian literature, in which chivalric romance and political prophecy become increasingly intertwined. As the Merlin story crosses the fluid cultural and linguistic boundaries between vernacular dialects on either side of the Alps, the protagonist accumulates histories, futures, and discourses from multiple texts within...
The medieval figure of Merlin is intriguing, enigmatic, and riddled with contradictions. Half human, half devil, he possesses a supernatural knowledge...
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402,99 zł |
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The Bristol Merlin: Revealing the Secrets of a Medieval Fragment
ISBN: 9781802700688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019. This book contains a comprehensive study of these fascinating Arthurian fragments. Beginning with an extensive contextual history, the authors reveal details of the fragments’ origin, their importation to England, and their subsequent journey to a waste pile in a bookbinder’s workshop, where they would be incorporated into the bindings of a four-volume edition of the works of Jean Gerson in the... The discovery of seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin in a set of early printed books in the Bristol Centr... |
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158,81 zł |