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Tag: Merlin and Vivien

Vivien and Merlin, by Julia Margaret Cameron FEATURED

CR Episode 133: Idylls of the King, Part VI

4 July 2022 Critical Readings

The panel reads the poem that serves as the hinge in the cycle of the Idylls, “Merlin and Vivien”, looking at how Vivien uses manipulation, dissemblance, and falsehood to achieve her ends, and considering the natural ends of the law and the state.

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