Gwyn Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Bangor and the translator of several acclaimed English-language editions of Welsh legends, including Tales from the Mabinogion; The Quest for Olwen and The Tale of Taliesin. His interests are wide ranging and he is well known for making the Welsh poetic tradition more easily available for the modern reader. This book would be a popular text for students studying in Wales particularly, and would act as background reading for many courses, specifically Welsh language and literature courses.

'His poems ... have been painstakingly translated with empathy and sensitivity by the scholar and the experienced translator Gwyn Thomas. Without doubt he has set he has set himself a difficult and almost impossible task but undaunted he has done so with integrity, skilful patience, weaving Dafydd ap Gwilym's words into an English harmony.' PQR "...extremely accessible for a range of audiences, from scholars to general readers who enjoy good poetry. Provides an accessible and enjoyable portal into the world of medieval Welsh poetry." Helen Fulton, University of Sydney, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies

Gwyn Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Bangor and the translator of several acclaimed English-language editions of Welsh legends, including Tales from the Mabinogion; The Quest for Olwen and The Tale of Taliesin. His interests are wide ranging and he is well known for making the Welsh poetic tradition more easily available for the modern reader. This book would be a popular text for students studying in Wales particularly, and would act as background reading for many courses, specifically Welsh language and literature courses.

'His poems ... have been painstakingly translated with empathy and sensitivity by the scholar and the experienced translator Gwyn Thomas. Without doubt he has set he has set himself a difficult and almost impossible task but undaunted he has done so with integrity, skilful patience, weaving Dafydd ap Gwilym's words into an English harmony.' PQR "...extremely accessible for a range of audiences, from scholars to general readers who enjoy good poetry. Provides an accessible and enjoyable portal into the world of medieval Welsh poetry." Helen Fulton, University of Sydney, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies

Gwyn Thomas is Emeritus Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Bangor and the translator of several acclaimed English-language editions of Welsh legends, including Tales from the Mabinogion; The Quest for Olwen and The Tale of Taliesin. His interests are wide ranging and he is well known for making the Welsh poetic tradition more easily available for the modern reader. This book would be a popular text for students studying in Wales particularly, and would act as background reading for many courses, specifically Welsh language and literature courses.

'His poems ... have been painstakingly translated with empathy and sensitivity by the scholar and the experienced translator Gwyn Thomas. Without doubt he has set he has set himself a difficult and almost impossible task but undaunted he has done so with integrity, skilful patience, weaving Dafydd ap Gwilym's words into an English harmony.' PQR "...extremely accessible for a range of audiences, from scholars to general readers who enjoy good poetry. Provides an accessible and enjoyable portal into the world of medieval Welsh poetry." Helen Fulton, University of Sydney, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies