The Mabinogion
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The Mabinogion is one of the great epics of medieval literature. Weaving together Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance, the eleven Welsh tales include stories of dragons and giants, kings and heroes...
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The Mabinogion is one of the great epics of medieval literature. Weaving together Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance, the eleven Welsh tales include stories of dragons and giants, kings and heroes, and shape-shifters and magicians. This lively translation re-invests the tales with the power of performance. 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.
Detaljer
Forlag
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780198815242
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
336
Udgivelsesdato
22-03-2018
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
2572925
EAN nr.
9780198815242
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
147
Bredde (mm)
217
Længde (mm)
30
Vægt (g)
426