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Merlin

Edwin Arlington Robinson

First published March 1917
Type Poem

"This long narrative poem views the fall of Camelot from a distance. Conversations between characters like Gawain, Bedivere, and Dagonet provide information about the happeinings at Camelot, but the focus is on Merlin and his retreat from the world in Broceliande. He wishes to remain there (Vivian's 'enchantment' of him seems to be quite voluntary on his part), but messages from Arthur call him back." —Ann F. Howey and Stephen R. Reimer, A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana, 1500–2000

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1917 Merlin: A Poem The Macmillan Company Chapbook
September 1992 Cover Modern Arthurian Literature: An Anthology of English and American Arthuriana from the Renaissance to the Present Garland Publishing Anthology 361
September 1992 Cover Modern Arthurian Literature: An Anthology of English and American Arthuriana from the Renaissance to the Present Garland Publishing Anthology 361