David Callander – författare

Dissonant Neighbours compares early Welsh and English poetry up to c.1250, investigating why these two neighbouring literatures describe similar events in markedly different ways. Medieval Welsh and English texts were subject to many of the same Latin and French influences, and we see this in the stories told in the poetic traditions; comparing and contrasting the different approaches of Welsh and English poetry offers insight to the core narrative trends of both. How, where and why did early Welsh and English poets deploy narrative? These are key questions that this book seeks to answer, providing a groundbreaking new study which treats the Welsh and English poetry in an equal and balanced manner. It contributes to ongoing debates concerning multilingualism and the relationship between Welsh and English literature, dividing into four comparative chapters that contrast a wide range of early Welsh and English material, yielding incisive new readings in poetic tradition.

Dissonant Neighbours compares early Welsh and English poetry up to c.1250, investigating why these two neighbouring literatures describe similar events in markedly different ways. Medieval Welsh and English texts were subject to many of the same Latin and French influences, and we see this in the stories told in the poetic traditions; comparing and contrasting the different approaches of Welsh and English poetry offers insight to the core narrative trends of both. How, where and why did early Welsh and English poets deploy narrative? These are key questions that this book seeks to answer, providing a groundbreaking new study which treats the Welsh and English poetry in an equal and balanced manner. It contributes to ongoing debates concerning multilingualism and the relationship between Welsh and English literature, dividing into four comparative chapters that contrast a wide range of early Welsh and English material, yielding incisive new readings in poetic tradition.

Dissonant Neighbours compares early Welsh and English poetry up to c.1250, investigating why these two neighbouring literatures describe similar events in markedly different ways. Medieval Welsh and English texts were subject to many of the same Latin and French influences, and we see this in the stories told in the poetic traditions; comparing and contrasting the different approaches of Welsh and English poetry offers insight to the core narrative trends of both. How, where and why did early Welsh and English poets deploy narrative? These are key questions that this book seeks to answer, providing a groundbreaking new study which treats the Welsh and English poetry in an equal and balanced manner. It contributes to ongoing debates concerning multilingualism and the relationship between Welsh and English literature, dividing into four comparative chapters that contrast a wide range of early Welsh and English material, yielding incisive new readings in poetic tradition.

Yn anaml iawn y daw ffynonellau newydd ar gyfer y Gymru ganoloesol gynnar i’r amlwg. Ond dyma a geir yn llawysgrif Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229 – llawysgrif modern cynnar sy’n drysorfa o destunau hagiograffaidd. Ei thrysor mwyaf yw ei fersiwn unigryw o Fuchedd Cybi, a all gynnwys elfennau mor gynnar â’r ddegfed neu’r unfed ganrif ar ddeg, gan gyflwyno tystiolaeth gwbl newydd am Gybi a’i gwlt canoloesol. Nid am ei chopi o Fuchedd Cybi yn unig y mae’r gyfrol hon yn arwyddocaol. Fe ddengys yn ogystal sut yr aethpwyd ati i addasu gweithiau megis Buchedd Beuno a Buchedd Collen yn yr Oesoedd Canol diweddar a’r cyfnod modern cynnar; tystia i weithgarwch rhwydweithiau Catholig ac unigolion megis Edward Morgan o Lys Bedydd, offeiriad Catholig a greodd y cyfieithiad unigryw o Fuchedd Gwenfrewy yn y llawysgrif hon, ac a ddienyddiwyd maes o law. Diogelwyd y testunau hyn oll gan ysgrifydd amryddawn y llyfr, Robert Davies o Wysanau, Sir y Fflint, a chawn gyflwyniad i’w fywyd, ei weithgarwch a’i ddiddordebau eang.

Yn anaml iawn y daw ffynonellau newydd ar gyfer y Gymru ganoloesol gynnar i’r amlwg. Ond dyma a geir yn llawysgrif Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229 – llawysgrif modern cynnar sy’n drysorfa o destunau hagiograffaidd. Ei thrysor mwyaf yw ei fersiwn unigryw o Fuchedd Cybi, a all gynnwys elfennau mor gynnar â’r ddegfed neu’r unfed ganrif ar ddeg, gan gyflwyno tystiolaeth gwbl newydd am Gybi a’i gwlt canoloesol. Nid am ei chopi o Fuchedd Cybi yn unig y mae’r gyfrol hon yn arwyddocaol. Fe ddengys yn ogystal sut yr aethpwyd ati i addasu gweithiau megis Buchedd Beuno a Buchedd Collen yn yr Oesoedd Canol diweddar a’r cyfnod modern cynnar; tystia i weithgarwch rhwydweithiau Catholig ac unigolion megis Edward Morgan o Lys Bedydd, offeiriad Catholig a greodd y cyfieithiad unigryw o Fuchedd Gwenfrewy yn y llawysgrif hon, ac a ddienyddiwyd maes o law. Diogelwyd y testunau hyn oll gan ysgrifydd amryddawn y llyfr, Robert Davies o Wysanau, Sir y Fflint, a chawn gyflwyniad i’w fywyd, ei weithgarwch a’i ddiddordebau eang.

Yn anaml iawn y daw ffynonellau newydd ar gyfer y Gymru ganoloesol gynnar i’r amlwg. Ond dyma a geir yn llawysgrif Yale, Llyfrgell Beinecke, Osborn fb229 – llawysgrif modern cynnar sy’n drysorfa o destunau hagiograffaidd. Ei thrysor mwyaf yw ei fersiwn unigryw o Fuchedd Cybi, a all gynnwys elfennau mor gynnar â’r ddegfed neu’r unfed ganrif ar ddeg, gan gyflwyno tystiolaeth gwbl newydd am Gybi a’i gwlt canoloesol. Nid am ei chopi o Fuchedd Cybi yn unig y mae’r gyfrol hon yn arwyddocaol. Fe ddengys yn ogystal sut yr aethpwyd ati i addasu gweithiau megis Buchedd Beuno a Buchedd Collen yn yr Oesoedd Canol diweddar a’r cyfnod modern cynnar; tystia i weithgarwch rhwydweithiau Catholig ac unigolion megis Edward Morgan o Lys Bedydd, offeiriad Catholig a greodd y cyfieithiad unigryw o Fuchedd Gwenfrewy yn y llawysgrif hon, ac a ddienyddiwyd maes o law. Diogelwyd y testunau hyn oll gan ysgrifydd amryddawn y llyfr, Robert Davies o Wysanau, Sir y Fflint, a chawn gyflwyniad i’w fywyd, ei weithgarwch a’i ddiddordebau eang.

Dyma gyfrol gyfoethog o ysgrifau’n ymwneud ag amrywiol agweddau ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd, ac sy’n talu teyrnged i gyfraniad arbennig yr Athro Marged Haycock i’r ddisgyblaeth. Cesglir ynghyd waith ysgolheigion blaenllaw ar bynciau’n ymestyn o’r cerddi Cymraeg cynharaf i lên gwerin a chof bro. Gyda’i gilydd, ffurfia’r penodau lyfr tra sylweddol a phwysig ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd.This rich volume of essays engages with varied aspects of Welsh and Celtic literature as a tribute to the enormous contribution made to the discipline by Professor Marged Haycock. Work by leading scholars is gathered together on subjects ranging from the earliest Welsh poems to folklore and regional memory. The volume forms a substantial and important contribution to the study of Welsh and Celtic literature.

Dyma gyfrol gyfoethog o ysgrifau’n ymwneud ag amrywiol agweddau ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd, ac sy’n talu teyrnged i gyfraniad arbennig yr Athro Marged Haycock i’r ddisgyblaeth. Cesglir ynghyd waith ysgolheigion blaenllaw ar bynciau’n ymestyn o’r cerddi Cymraeg cynharaf i lên gwerin a chof bro. Gyda’i gilydd, ffurfia’r penodau lyfr tra sylweddol a phwysig ar lenyddiaeth Gymraeg a Cheltaidd.This rich volume of essays engages with varied aspects of Welsh and Celtic literature as a tribute to the enormous contribution made to the discipline by Professor Marged Haycock. Work by leading scholars is gathered together on subjects ranging from the earliest Welsh poems to folklore and regional memory. The volume forms a substantial and important contribution to the study of Welsh and Celtic literature.