Summary
The Mabinogi, a classic of Welsh literature, is a suite of four stories in Middle Welsh. They were composed, or at least put into their current form-it is hard to say which, because we do not know who the author was-in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, and they survive in two fourteenth-century manuscripts and two thirteenth-century fragments. Set in a primal past, the Mabinogi bridges many genres; it is part pre-Christian myth, part fairytale, part guide to how nobles should act, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781554813193 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1554813190 |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Publisher: | Broadview Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Broadview Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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“A lively and often whimsical rendering of a medieval Welsh quartet of tales that are of supreme importance to our understanding of Celtic storytelling tradition… . It will lead a new generation of readers into the profound, often baffling world of “Mabinogic” mystery, myth, and magic.” - Joseph Nagy, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies at Harvard University.
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Matthieu Boyd is Associate Professor of Literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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