Merlin
Edwin Arlington Robinson
"In ""Merlin,"" Edwin Arlington Robinson delves into the minds and hearts of a gallery of characters from the story Camelot: Gawaine, Bedivere, Lamorak; Arthur himself; his fool, Sir Dagonet, and most importantly, Merlin himself and the woman he loves, Vivian. He places the action at the moment when Guinevere and Lancelot have fled to Joyeux Gard, and Arthur, goaded on by Modred and Gawaine, is reluctantly preparing an army to make war on them.
It is at this time that he needs the advice and support of his old mentor, Merlin, more than ever before in his reign and his life, but it is at just this crucial time that Merlin has found that the love of Vivian is more important to him than kings, wars, knights, or Camelot itself. Age has finally caught up to Merlin, and he knows he cannot give what Arthur needs to save and restore Camelot.
Robinson's focus throughout is on character. He does not give us jousts and quests. Rather, he gives us the quiet thoughts and conversations that turn the kingdom toward the final war, as each character tries to balance old loyalties, old dreams, old hopes and fears against new realities and new imperatives. Against that background, the sadness that is Merlin plays against the quick playfulness and hope of Vivian, leaving us with a new and remarkably touching view of the last days of Camelot.
A Freshwater Seas production.
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Author - Edwin Arlington Robinson.
Narrator - Robert Bethune.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
"In ""Merlin,"" Edwin Arlington Robinson delves into the minds and hearts of a gallery of characters from the story Camelot: Gawaine, Bedivere, Lamorak; Arthur himself; his fool, Sir Dagonet, and most importantly, Merlin himself and the woman he loves, Vivian. He places the action at the moment when Guinevere and Lancelot have fled to Joyeux Gard, and Arthur, goaded on by Modred and Gawaine, is reluctantly preparing an army to make war on them. It is at this time that he needs the advice and support of his old mentor, Merlin, more than ever before in his reign and his life, but it is at just this crucial time that Merlin has found that the love of Vivian is more important to him than kings, wars, knights, or Camelot itself. Age has finally caught up to Merlin, and he knows he cannot give what Arthur needs to save and restore Camelot. Robinson's focus throughout is on character. He does not give us jousts and quests. Rather, he gives us the quiet thoughts and conversations that turn the kingdom toward the final war, as each character tries to balance old loyalties, old dreams, old hopes and fears against new realities and new imperatives. Against that background, the sadness that is Merlin plays against the quick playfulness and hope of Vivian, leaving us with a new and remarkably touching view of the last days of Camelot. A Freshwater Seas production. " Author - Edwin Arlington Robinson. Narrator - Robert Bethune. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:24
Chapter 2
Duration:00:05:51
Chapter 3
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 4
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter 5
Duration:00:06:26
Chapter 6
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter 7
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 8
Duration:00:05:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:59
Chapter 11
Duration:00:06:09
Chapter 12
Duration:00:06:43
Chapter 13
Duration:00:06:42
Chapter 14
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 15
Duration:00:06:55
Chapter 16
Duration:00:06:47
Chapter 17
Duration:00:06:47
Chapter 18
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 19
Duration:00:07:27
Chapter 20
Duration:00:06:45
Chapter 21
Duration:00:06:35
Chapter 22
Duration:00:06:39
Chapter 23
Duration:00:06:43
Chapter 24
Duration:00:00:52