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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780292707696
ISBN: 029270769X
Label: University of Texas Press
Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 137
Publication Date: 1988
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Sales Rank: 89786
Studio: University of Texas Press
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
". . . a personal as well as historical story that crisscrosses the centuries on the question of war and peace." --New York Times This magical account of King Arthur's last night on earth spent weeks on the New York Times best-seller list following its publication in 1977. Even in addressing the profound issues of war and peace, The Book of Merlyn retains the life and sparkle for which White is known. The tale brings Arthur full circle, an ending, White wrote, that "will turn my completed epic into a perfect fruit, 'rounded off and bright and done.'"
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as i said in my title, this book is very different. if you're looking for an arthurian read with a plot, stay away. because this book has no plot. it is set just before arthur leaves for his fatal battle with mordred. merlyn and all of the animals he learned from as a boy have gathered together and are pondering different things, and the morals of the lessons merlyn teaches. arthur is taken on more journeys with the animals, with the ones of the geese and ants repeated (there are also additional ... Read More
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I just want to start by saying, don't read this book if you are looking for a satisfactory conclusion to The Once and Future King. As a matter of fact, if you haven't read that yet then it's okay to read this, other than a bit of back story, the two are virtually separable. In The Book of Merlin, White displays his paranoia of the World Wars and his almost backward grasp on world politics by using the anthropomorphic characters from The Once and Future King and Merlin, who isn't so much a wizard in ... Read More
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White packs the politics and philosophy into Book of Merlyn, but if you believe that Might doesn't make Right, his foray into analyziing human conflict is welcome.
Still, there is plenty of moments in the Book of Merlyn that capture White's wonderful magical voice that permeates the Once and Future King.
It's a shame White never got it included with the full book.
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Does life make any sense? Is there a meaning to our lives?
Arthur gets his last lessons from Merlyn.
Charlie Turek, magician, Order of Merlin
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This is the "Lost Ending" to the classic "Once And Future King." Aside from the Disney movie and a quick passage in a high-school anthology, I am clueless to E. B. White. So that means I have undergone a great voyage of discovery!
White's strength is his characterization. Aged Arthur still sees adolescent at times, and Merlyn is the wise man who still has his share of foibles. The Nazi's were army ants, and even Archimedes and the Badger had warm personalities. As I read, the "charming: ... Read More
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