Description:Excerpt from Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22: December, 1902 There are certain literary fictions which have spread from coun try to country with wonderful rapidity, and have soon become a permanent factor in the world's literature. One of these is the story of Merlin, which first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth about the year 1135 A. D., and which has gained for itself a most important place in the cycle of Arthur legends and the Quest of the Holy Grail. Recently there has come to my notice an early reference to Merlin's supernatural birth and wonderful prophecies.l It was made in Germany early in the thirteenth century. This version differs materially in its setting from some of those best known, inasmuch as the legend is cited in connection with a similar one as to the demoniac origin of the Huns. The passage to which I refer reads as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22. To get started finding Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Excerpt from Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22: December, 1902 There are certain literary fictions which have spread from coun try to country with wonderful rapidity, and have soon become a permanent factor in the world's literature. One of these is the story of Merlin, which first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth about the year 1135 A. D., and which has gained for itself a most important place in the cycle of Arthur legends and the Quest of the Holy Grail. Recently there has come to my notice an early reference to Merlin's supernatural birth and wonderful prophecies.l It was made in Germany early in the thirteenth century. This version differs materially in its setting from some of those best known, inasmuch as the legend is cited in connection with a similar one as to the demoniac origin of the Huns. The passage to which I refer reads as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22. To get started finding Johns Hopkins University Circulars, Vol. 22, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.