The Mabinogion

AvSioned Davies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen.Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history -- these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honour, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence.Sioned Davies' lively translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-22
Mått:221 x 140 x 33 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection
Antal sidor:336
Upplaga:18000
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198815242
Översättare:Davies, Sioned, Davies, Sioned (Chair of Welsh and Head of School, Cardiff University)

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Klassiska romaner/Klassiker inom Skönlitteratur
Myter inom Skönlitteratur

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Sioned Davies is Chair of Welsh at Cardiff University. Her special interest is the interplay between literacy and the oral tradition, together with the performance aspects of medieval Welsh narrative. Her publications include Crefft y Cyfarwydd, a study of narrative techniques in the Mabinogion, The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, and a co-edited volume, The Horse in Celtic Culture: Medieval Welsh Perspectives.

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Davies's prose is stark and fierce, the laconic dialogue spine-tingling, and she makes the page sing.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Translator's Note Guide to Pronunciation Select Bibliography Map: The Wales of theMabinogion THE MABINOGION The First Branch of the Mabinogi The Second Branch of the Mabinogi The Third Branch of the Mabinogi The First Branch of the Mabinogi Peredur son of Efrog The Dream of the Emperor Maxen Lludd and Llefelys The Lady of the Well Geraint son of Erbin How Culhwch won Olwen Rhonabwy's Dream Explanatory Notes Glossary of Personal Names Glossary of Place-Names

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