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Availability:In StockContributor:Sioned DaviesSeries:Oxford World's Classics Hardback CollectionPublish date:06/26/18Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198815242ISBN-10:198815247UPC:9780198815242Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:8.70 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC9DN8J3NE
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 honor, 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.
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 honor, 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198815242ISBN-10:198815247UPC:9780198815242Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:8.70 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC9DN8J3NE
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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