Background
Spivack, Charlotte Ruth was born on July 23, 1926 in Schoharie, New York, United States. Daughter of William Lewis and Laura (Snyder) Roscoe.
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Merlin: A Thousand Heroes With One Face
(This work is an historical survey and interpretation of t...)
This work is an historical survey and interpretation of the complex wizard whose name was known all over Europe in the 12th century and has never been forgotten. The mythical pattern underlying Merlin's career, quite unlike that of the linear journey of the hero with a thousand faces, consists of a series of paradigmatic demonstrations of a specific power, i.e., the transformation of opposites. This study deals chronologically with Merlin's appropriations by many differing ideologies, including political, religious, psychological, and technological. Chapters deal with the medieval origins, the Renaissance, and the 18th and 19th centuries. Multiple Merlins are considered in the 20th century chapters, including T.H. White, Twain, Lewis, Cooper, Tolkien, Norton, Stewart, and LeGuin. The study concludes that even more than his rival magician Faust, with whom he is contrasted in the final chapter, Merlin speaks to our age.
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Charlotte Ruth Spivack
Edit Profilewriter English language educator
Education
Bachelor, State University of New York, Albany, 1947. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1954.
Career
Instructor University Missouri, Columbia, 1952-1954. Assistant professor Richmond (Virginia) Professional Institute, 1954-1956. Associate professor Fisk University, Nashville, 1956-1964.
Professor English, University Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1964.
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Merlin: A Thousand Heroes With One Face
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George Chapman : Twayne's English Authors Series
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- The Company of Camelot: Arthurian Characters in Romance and Fantasy, Vol. 61
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Merlin: A Thousand Heroes With One Face
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Married Bernard Spivack, October 17, 1956. Children: Carla Naomi, Loren Adlai.
