The Mabinogion

The Mabinogion

by Sioned Davies
ISBN-10:
0199218781
ISBN-13:
9780199218783
Pub. Date:
05/11/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199218781
ISBN-13:
9780199218783
Pub. Date:
05/11/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Mabinogion

The Mabinogion

by Sioned Davies

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Overview

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.
This new translation, the first for thirty years, recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199218783
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/11/2008
Series: Oxford World's Classics Series
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 43,472
Product dimensions: 7.78(w) x 5.14(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Sioned Davies is Chair of Welsh at Cardiff University. Her special interest is the interplay between orality and literacy, together with the performance aspects of medieval Welsh narrative. Her publications include Crefft y Cyfarwydd (Cardiff, 1995), which is a study of narrative techniques in the Mabinogion, The Four Branches of the Mabinogi (Llandysul, 1993), and a co-edited volume, The Horse in Celtic Culture: Medieval Welsh Perspectives (Cardiff, 1997).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Translator's Note
Guide to Pronunciation
Select Bibliography map of Wales at the time of theMabinogion
The First Branch of the Mabinogion
The Second Branch of the Mabinogion
The Third Branch of the Mabinogion
The First Branch of the Mabinogion
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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